Intraoperative monitoring using somatosensory evoked potentials. A position statement by the American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 241-258

  Toleikis, John Richard ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ASNM; Intraoperative monitoring applications; Neurophysiological monitoring; Somatosensory evoked potentials; SSEP; SSEP Position Statement

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; BRAIN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SURGERY;

INTRAOPERATIVE MONITORING APPLICATIONS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING; SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIALS;

PATIENT MONITORING;

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DESFLURANE; DROPERIDOL; ENFLURANE; ETOMIDATE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ACCREDITATION; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NERVE PLEXUS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; SPINAL ROOT; WELLBEING;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC;

EID: 27744537004     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-005-4397-0     Document Type: Article

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