F1000Research (Feb 2014)

Bispectral index detects intraoperative cerebral ischaemia during balloon assisted cerebral aneurysm coiling [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2xs]

  • Zoe Harclerode,
  • John Andrzejowski,
  • Stuart Coley,
  • Richard Dyde

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.2-225.v2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2

Abstract

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Bispectral index (BIS) is a monitoring modality designed and used for monitoring depth of anaesthesia. We wish to report a case where BIS monitoring may have alerted us to a potential adverse neurological event during angiographic coiling of a cerebral aneurysm.

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