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Editorial
. 2023 Jun;37(3):723-725.
doi: 10.1007/s10877-023-01004-6. Epub 2023 Apr 10.

Improving the benefit of processed EEG monitors: it's not about the car but the driver

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Improving the benefit of processed EEG monitors: it's not about the car but the driver

Michele Introna et al. J Clin Monit Comput. 2023 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: DOA montoring; EEG; Neuromonitoring; Perioperative care; Sedation; pEEG.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Two screenshots of the BIS monitor (BIS VISTATM Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN) showing the same raw EEG pattern (delta plus alpha rhythm), respectively without (on the left) and with EMG activity (right). The patients were undergoing general anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil

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