BIS EEG monitoring: what it can and cannot do in regard to unintentional awareness

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 49, Issue , 2002, Pages R50-R53

  Plourde, Gilles ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfentanil; Bispectral Index; Desflurane; Nitrous Oxide; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956012333     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018136     Document Type: Note

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