Spectrograms-Need for Increased Training and Accessibility.

Abstract

With the goal of improving patient safety, the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation published a statement that enhances existing monitoring.1 Recognizing the risk of awareness when using total intravenous anesthesia, especially when combined with neuromuscular agents, the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation now recommends using an encephalogram (EEG)-based monitor of unconsciousness during these procedures. This is the first time a recommendation has been made for using a depth of anesthesia monitor in the United States.