Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Nov 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study[Utility of bispectral vs auditory evoked potential monitoring during anesthetic maintenance in combined sevoflurane-regional anesthesia in pediatric patients: comparison with standard practice].
To compare the indices computed by a bispectral (BIS) monitor and an auditory evoked potential (AEP) monitor during maintenance of anesthesia in pediatric patients. A secondary objective was to compare anesthetic consumption and recovery times. ⋯ BIS monitoring provided a more stable index than did AEP monitoring and BIS-index guidance achieved a deeper level of hypnosis. There was good correlation between the 2 indices during maintenance of anesthesia. Neither monitor offered advantages over standard procedures with regard to movement, volume of anesthetic consumed, or recovery time.