Table 4

Monitors employed in Neurologic Physiology after Removal of Therapy

Haemodynamic monitorsNeurological monitors
MonitorECGArterial lineOxygen saturation monitorv-EEGTCDSSEPsBAEPs
Standard of care?YesYesYesSometimesNoNoNo
PurposeCardiac electrical activityPulse pressureOxygen saturationCortical electrical activityCerebral blood flowCortical functionBrainstem function
Potentially burdensome? NoYesNoNoNoYesYes
  • BAEP, brainstem auditory evoked potential; SSEP, somatosensory evoked potential; TCD, transcranial Doppler; v-EEG, video electroencephalogram.