Easily applicable SEP-monitoring of the N20 wave in the intensive care unit.
In this technical note, a conveniently sized, single-channel somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP)-stimulation-recording unit for bedside use in the intensive care unit is presented. The validation of the SEP N20 wave in intensive care guidelines as initial parameter for the prognostic evaluation of cardiac arrest has increased the demand for a more widespread availability of SEP, outside the electrophysiological domain. A device with a simplified interface that safely guides the user through a complete examination and that includes artifact removal is a prerequisite for such more widespread use, in which expert interpretation can be reduced to a necessary minimum.
Dolosys GmbH, Wöhlertstraße 8, 10115 Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: jan.baars@dolosys.de.
Jan H
JH
Baars
Dolosys GmbH, Wöhlertstraße 8, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Jan-Philipp
JP
von Klitzing
D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D064926:Neurophysiological Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D012984:Software
Arrêt cardiaque; Cardiac arrest; Intensive care unit; Potentiels évoqués somesthésiques; Prognosis; Pronostic; Somatosensory Evoked potentials; Unité de soins intensifs