title: [Continuous spectrum analysis during anesthesia and the recovery period in infants under 1 year of age].
abstract: Continuous spectral EEG activity monitoring has been used in adults as a monitor of brain activity during anesthesia. It has not been used in infants. We studied 22 infants less than 7 months old undergoing minor surgery. Halothane alone or minimal Halothane anesthesia associated with caudal epidural anesthesia were used. Life-Scan analysis, in spite of wide individual variations, allowed us to detect infraclinical hypoxia episodes, it provided informations about operative confort, depth of anesthesia and added in the post-operative period an objective criteria to clinical evaluation of pain. A wide use of such a monitoring is warranted in infants.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bensouda
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barrier
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000758:Anesthesia; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D006221:Halothane; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic
chemical_list: D006221:Halothane
vernacular_title: Analyse spectrale continue de l'EEG lors de l'anesthésie et du réveil chez l'enfant de moins de 1 an.