Electromyographic (EMG) on the Anaesthesia Monitor

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Intubation may induce electromyographic (EMG) activity, causing depth of anaesthesia monitors to show misleadingly high values. The investigators want to investigate whether this EMG activity can be visually seen on the anaesthesia monitor.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tampere University Hospital
• Treatments: Bromides; Rocuronium

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• females giving informed consent

• age range 18-65 years

• elective surgery: gynaecological

• general anaesthesia

• ASA classification 1 or 2

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnancy

• body mass index > 30

• disease affecting CNS

• overuse of alcohol

• drug abuse

• unability to understand, read or use Finnish language