Depth of Anesthesia as a Risk Factor for Perioperative Morbidity

Introduction. The prognostic value of age, physical status, and duration of surgery on perioperative course has been extensively studied. However, the impact of deep hypnotic time (time when Bispectral Index values are less than 40) has not been well evaluated. Methods. We designed an observational...

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Main Authors: Argyro Petsiti, Vassilios Tassoudis, George Vretzakis, Dimitrios Zacharoulis, Konstantinos Tepetes, Georgia Ganeli, Menelaos Karanikolas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/829151