Haemodynamic monitors | Neurological monitors | ||||||
Monitor | ECG | Arterial line | Oxygen saturation monitor | v-EEG | TCD | SSEPs | BAEPs |
Standard of care? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sometimes | No | No | No |
Purpose | Cardiac electrical activity | Pulse pressure | Oxygen saturation | Cortical electrical activity | Cerebral blood flow | Cortical function | Brainstem function |
Potentially burdensome? | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
BAEP, brainstem auditory evoked potential; SSEP, somatosensory evoked potential; TCD, transcranial Doppler; v-EEG, video electroencephalogram.