Midlatency auditory evoked potentials during anesthesia in children: A narrative review

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 ped...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric anesthesia 2021-10, Vol.31 (10), p.1031-1039
Hauptverfasser: Cheung, Yuen M., Heer, Iris J., Stolker, Robert Jan, Weber, Frank, Kurth, Dean
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1155-5645
1460-9592
DOI:10.1111/pan.14252