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Continuous noninvasive monitoring of barbiturate coma in critically ill children using the Bispectral™ index monitor

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Title
Continuous noninvasive monitoring of barbiturate coma in critically ill children using the Bispectral™ index monitor
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Critical Care, September 2007
DOI 10.1186/cc6138
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Sandra A Prins, Matthijs de Hoog, Joleen H Blok, Dick Tibboel, Gerhard H Visser

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury and generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE) are conditions that require aggressive management. Barbiturates are used to lower intracranial pressure or to stop epileptiform activity, with the aim being to improve neurological outcome. Dosing of barbiturates is usually guided by the extent of induced burst-suppression pattern on the electroencephalogram (EEG). Dosing beyond the point of burst suppression may increase the risk for complications without offering further therapeutic benefit. For this reason, careful monitoring of EEG parameters is mandatory. A prospective study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of the bispectral index suppression ratio for monitoring barbiturate coma.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 1%
Portugal 1 1%
Czechia 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Unknown 71 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 13 17%
Researcher 10 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 13%
Student > Bachelor 9 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 8%
Other 17 23%
Unknown 10 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 36 48%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 7%
Psychology 5 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 4%
Engineering 3 4%
Other 9 12%
Unknown 14 19%