Monitoring the electroencephalogram during bypass procedures.
Electroencephalographic monitoring has been performed since the early days of cardiopulmonary bypass. Despite this long experience, the technology has never been widely used for cardiac operations. This review examines the reasons for the limited use and describes technological advances that may alter this pattern.
Gugino
Laverne D
LD
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass. 02115, USA. vern@zeus.bwh.harvard.edu
Aglio
Linda S
LS
Yli-Hankala
Arvi
A
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D001931:Brain Mapping; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted