EEG Processor Monitor Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2003 to 2008 Report Number: SH29821310 Company: Wintergreen Research, Inc. Number of Pages: 142 Date: October 2003 Price: $2,800 USD
EEG monitoring is of value to the anesthesiologist because it provides direct measurement of brain activity and provides input that cannot be achieved from heart or oxygen saturation level monitoring. There are 40 million surgical interventions performed annually in the U.S. under general anesthesia. The number of surgical and anesthesia-based interventions both therapeutic and diagnostic is expected to increase as the population ages. There is more than double that number worldwide. EEG processors are poised to be useful in every one of those interventions. Units are positioned to save lives by providing one more way to monitor patient condition. A simple automated EEG implemented as a processor monitor permits use and brain wave interpretation in the operating room. Monitoring a patient brain activity during surgery improves patient safety and lowers costs per surgical procedure. More >
