Successful intraoperative spinal cord monitoring during scoliosis surgery using a total intravenous anesthetic regimen including dexmedetomidine

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-61

  Anschel, David J ^a,b   Aherne, Andrew ^a   Soto, Roy G ^a   Carrion, Wesley ^a   Hoegerl, Carl ^a   Nori, Palgun ^a   Seidman, Peggy A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b St Charles Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Dexmedetomidine; Idiopathic scoliosis; Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring; Motor evoked potentials; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Total intravenous anesthesia

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD SURGERY;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; CHILD; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROPOFOL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 40049090060     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e318163cca6     Document Type: Article

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