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Bispectral index-derived facial electromyography-guided fentanyl titration in the opiate-exposed patient
Donald M Mathews1, Karthic R Kumaran, George G Neuman
1Department of Anesthesiology, St. Vincents Catholic Medical Center-St. Vincent's Manhattan, New York, New York.
Anesthesia and Analgesia
|March 26, 2003
Abstract
Implications:
A 34-yr-old man, possibly opiate tolerant, underwent the second part of a scoliosis repair. We describe a narcotic titration protocol by using facial electromyography data derived from the bispectral index monitor that resulted in a good clinical outcome.