Why the study?
Does six-pulse transcranial electrical stimulation with moderate neuromuscular blockade improve the amplitude and variability of tcMEPs in patients undergoing aortic surgery?
Population
10 patients (aged 30-76 years) scheduled to undergo surgery on the thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta
Comparison
Six-pulse transcranial electrical stimulation… vs Two-pulse transcranial electrical stimulation…
Design
Other
Follow-up
intraoperative
Authors
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May optimize tcMEP reliability during aortic surgery; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Does six-pulse transcranial electrical stimulation with moderate neuromuscular blockade improve the amplitude and variability of tcMEPs in patients undergoing aortic surgery?
Six-pulse transcranial electrical stimulation with a stable neuromuscular blockade at 45%-55% of baseline provides reliable muscle responses for spinal cord monitoring during aortic surgery.
Dongen et al. (1999) studied this question.
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