Pseudoarrythmia from evoked potential monitoring.
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP) are used frequently in spinal instrumentation cases. In this report, we describe electrocardiographic artifacts from SSEP monitoring and offer a new explanation of the etiology.
Marco
A P
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Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43614-2598, USA.
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D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013123:Spinal Fusion