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Midlatency auditory evoked potentials during anesthesia in children: A narrative review
Author(s) -
Cheung Yuen M.,
Heer Iris J.,
Stolker Robert Jan,
Weber Frank
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/pan.14252
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthetic , anesthesia , latency (audio) , hypnotic , narrative review , evoked potential , electroencephalography , audiology , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , electrical engineering , engineering
The brain is considered as the major target organ of anesthetic agents. Despite that, a reliable means to monitor its function during anesthesia is lacking. Mid latency auditory evoked potentials are known to be sensitive to anesthetic agents and might therefore be a measure of hypnotic state in pediatric patients. This review investigates the available literature describing various aspects of mid latency auditory evoked potential monitoring in pediatric anesthesia.

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