Comparison of Subdermal Needle and Surface Adhesive Stimulating Electrodes for Somatosensory Evoked Potential Monitoring during Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.

CONCLUSION: This study found little significant difference between the frequencies of alarm in patients who had SSEP responses obtained using surface adhesive electrodes when compared to needle electrodes. This lack of significant difference was observed even when alarms were established at various stages of the surgery before any major manipulation. For short procedures monitoring the upper extremities only, surface adhesive electrodes may provide a reliable alternative to invasive needle electrodes. PMID: 28436771 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: The Neurodiagnostic Journal - Category: Neurology Tags: Neurodiagn J Source Type: research