Do evoked potentials have any value in anaesthesia?
Intraoperative monitoring of sensory-evoked potential has been found to be useful in many areas, particularly during scoliosis surgery and neurovascular surgery. However, it remains a complicated technique, devoid of simple interpretation and as such cannot be considered a routine clinical monitor except in large centres with special expertise. Increase in utilization must await improvement in technique and development of strict criteria for interpretation.
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Department of Anaesthesia, University of Western Ontario and St. Joseph's Health Centre, P.O. Box 5777, London, Ontario N6A 4L6.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D055724:Electrophysiological Phenomena; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods