Consciousness, EEG and depth of anaesthesia monitoring
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Article Title | Consciousness, EEG and depth of anaesthesia monitoring |
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ERA Journal ID | 5034 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Wen, Peng |
Journal Title | Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine |
Journal Citation | 35 (4), pp. 389-392 |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | USA |
ISSN | 0158-9938 |
1879-5447 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-012-0176-7 |
Web Address (URL) | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13246-012-0176-7 |
Abstract | Many surgical procedures would not be possible without patient entering a state of unconsciousness. The essential features of a successful general anaesthesia, displayed by the patient, are a reversible loss of consciousness (LOC) with a lack of movement, a lack of awareness, unresponsiveness to painful stimuli and a lack of recall of the surgical intervention. Inadequate general anaesthesia may lead to intraoperative awareness with recall or to prolonged recovery and an increased risk of postoperative complications for the patient. An important contributing factor to inadequate general anaesthesia is our current limited ability to assess the levels of consciousness. |
Keywords | anaesthesia,consciousness |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400305. Biomedical instrumentation |
Public Notes | This is a Guest Editorial. Permanent restricted access to published version in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1w48/consciousness-eeg-and-depth-of-anaesthesia-monitoring
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