Why the study?
Is spinal cord monitoring using somatosensory evoked responses effective and safe during spine surgery?
Population
34 patients (26 orthopedic and 8 neurosurgical) undergoing spine surgery
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May support somatosensory monitoring feasibility in spine surgery; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Is spinal cord monitoring using somatosensory evoked responses effective and safe during spine surgery?
Spinal cord monitoring using somatosensory evoked responses is a feasible and potentially effective technique during spine surgery, though further refinement in signal analysis is needed.
Nash et al. (1977) studied this question.
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