title: To the editor.
authors.affiliation: Neurophysiology Department, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Piper Building, 800 E 28th Street, Mail Route 39304, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, USA, drskinnermd@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Morledge
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McAuliffe
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hastings
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Yingling
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCaffrey
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000592:standards*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D064795:Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic