The Narcotrend 'depth of anaesthesia' monitor cannot reliably detect consciousness during general anaesthesia: An investigation using the isolated forearm technique

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 346-352

  Russell, I F ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, depth; Anaesthesia, general; Equipment, brain monitors; Monitoring, depth of anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; FOREARM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; METHODOLOGY; MONITOR; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33244495314     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael017     Document Type: Article

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