One of the greatest challenges in the ICU is how to make the transition from attempted cure to optimal palliative care as seamless as possible (Cyhan, 2001). The use of the BIS monitor in this case ...

We have undertaken a case review using the Bispectral index monitoring (BIS, Covidien—Medtronic, Boulder, CO, USA) in vitrectomy surgery under local anaesthesia, and would suggest that it may have a ...

The diagnostics advisory committee considered evidence from a number of sources but primarily the assessment performed by the External Assessment Group. The assessment consisted of a systematic review ...

The BIS monitor measures muscular and cortical activity using a single, small, flexible sensor that is applied to the forehead and temporal region. The monitor produces a value every 15 seconds that ...