Clinical Electroencephalography for Anesthesiologists
Harvard University · Massachusetts General Hospital · +3 more institutions
Abstract
AbstractAbstract The widely used electroencephalogram-based indices for depth-of-anesthesia monitoring assume that the same index value defines the same level of unconsciousness for all anesthetics. In contrast, we show that different anesthetics act at different molecular targets and neural circuits to produce distinct brain states that are readily visible in the electroencephalogram. We present a two-part review to educate anesthesiologists on use of the unprocessed electroencephalogram and its spectrogram to track the brain states of patients receiving anesthesia care. Here in part I, we review the biophysics of the electroencephalogram and the neurophysiology of the electroencephalogram signatures of three…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 43.42
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 132
Authors
4- PLPatrick L. PurdonCorresponding
Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica, Office of Naval Research, Department of Public
- ALAaron L. Sampson
Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica, Office of Naval Research, Department of Public
- KJKara J. Pavone
Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica, Office of Naval Research, Department of Public
- ENEmery N. Brown
Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica, Office of Naval Research, Department of Public
Topics & keywords
- Desflurane
- Medicine
- Isoflurane
- Propofol
- Electroencephalography
- Unconsciousness
- Anesthesia
- Sevoflurane
- Quality Education