Anesthetic management of a patient with an electroencephalogram phenotype for a “vulnerable brain”: a case report
Abstract Background Low frontal alpha power is an electroencephalogram phenotype suggesting vulnerability to anesthetics. This phenotype for a “vulnerable brain” carries risks for burst suppression at lower-than-expected anesthetic concentrations and therefore for postoperative delirium. Case presen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-05-01
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Series: | JA Clinical Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-023-00616-w |