Facts

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Bis monitors are utilized as a signaling device to anesthesia providers that a patient is experiencing awareness under anesthesia, however, they are not full proof and still have not met the guidelines as a recognized standard of care. An interesting fact is that deceased people register Bis monitor readings similar to those of an awake/aware patient.

Latex allergy is the second most common cause of anaphylaxis in the operating room suite.

The majority of newborn brain injury cases are attributable to events occurring before labor begins and do not occur during labor and delivery.