Protocol for the "Michigan Awareness Control Study": A prospective, randomized, controlled trial comparing electronic alerts based on bispectral index monitoring or minimum alveolar concentration for the prevention of intraoperative awareness

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The incidence of intraoperative awareness with explicit recall is 1-2/1000 cases in the United States. The Bispectral Index monitor is an electroencephalographic method of assessing anesthetic depth that has been shown in one prospec...

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Main Authors: Avidan Michael S, Tremper Kevin K, Mashour George A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2253/9/7