Brain wave characteristics were discovered in a recent study that looked at the EEG patterns of patients under anaesthesia. These findings may help anesthesiologists recognise when patients are entering that deeper degree of unconsciousness. By preventing patients from developing that con
When patients are put under general anaesthesia, their brain activity frequently slows as they fall asleep. Higher anaesthetic medication dosages can cause an even deeper state of unconsciousness called burst suppression, which is associated with cognitive deficits once the patient awakens.
A new study in which researchers examined the EEG patterns of patients under anaesthesia revealed brain wave characteristics that might aid anesthesiologists in determining when patients are moving into that more profound level of unconsciousness. This may allow them to keep patients from en