Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Is Now Used In Thousands of Procedures Worldwide Every Year

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Is Now Used In Thousands of Procedures Worldwide Every Year

Thousands of procedures are now performed each year all over the world with Intraoperative Neuromonitoring  which is the continuous monitoring of a patient's central nervous system during surgery. The aim of monitoring is to detect changes in the function of the spinal cord, brain, and peripheral nerves before permanent damage takes place, and it is used to reduce neurological morbidity in surgical operations.

Intraoperative Neuromonitoringspecialists such as technicians, audiologists, physiologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, anesthesiologists, orthopedists, nurses, and ENT surgeons are among the intraoperative neuromonitoring specialists who are members of ASNM. IONM veterans in the field, fresh graduates, and students still in school can all benefit from educational services.

The EEG might thus alter with the anesthetic level in a sequential and particular way for each medication. Total intravenous anesthesia, or TIVA, is the least obstructive type of sedation for neuromonitoring because it includes opioids and propofol.

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