Somatosensory Evoked Potential Algorithm for Detection of Intraoperative Positional Neuropraxia (EPAD)

Lawson Health Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neuropraxia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02237599

104826

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study hypothesizes that an automated device using small electronic impulses can detect nerve impairment in unconscious patients.

Full description

Application of SSEP probes to bilateral ulnar and popliteal nerve areas with sensors at (1) bilateral brachial plexus (clavicles), (2) Erb's point (posterior C8 cervical spine) and (3) on forehead will permit microvolt current to to be detected and analyzed against a proprietary algorithm. Neuropraxia will be detected based on abnormalities developing in received SSEP signals.

Enrollment: 115 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 95 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

• neuromuscular disease stroke