This site is intended for educational purposes only, and is intended to be as inclusive
as possible in providing information pertaining to the subject. It is not intended
to provide any specific endorsement or clinical practice recommendations for BIS
monitoring technology. The clinical choices discussed may or may not be consistent
with your own patient requirements, your clinical practice approaches, or guidelines
for practice that are endorsed by your institution or practice group. It is the
responsibility of each clinician to make his/her own determination regarding clinical
practice decisions that are in the best interest of patients. Clinicians should
stay abreast of current literature regarding brain function monitoring.
Readers
are advised to review current product information including the Indications for
Use and other training materials for current recommendations on use.
This database includes all BIS related citations indexed in MEDLINE through September
2009.
Searchable BIS Bibliography Database
Brain Monitor Database
Did you know?
- As of the end of December 2009, the Company's Bispectral Index (BIS) technology
has been used to assess approximately 35 million patients and has been the subject
of over 3,400 published articles and abstracts.
- BIS technology is installed in approximately 78 percent of hospitals listed in the
July 2008 U.S News and World Report ranking of America's Best Hospitals.
- BIS technology is installed in approximately 75 percent of all U.S. operating rooms.
- In the last twelve months BIS technology was used in approximately 19 percent of
all U.S. surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia or deep sedation.
Bispectral Index Evidence
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View Abstracts : 1860 )
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