BIS Electromyocardiogram

Status No Existing Standard
Category Sedation
Common Name BIS Electromyocardiogram
Label BIS EMG
Description Value indicates muscle stimulation and will increase with anything that causes an increase in muscle tone or movement. As EMG value rises, BIS value becomes less reliable.
Background Purpose is to use as a measurement of motion and other muscle movement based artifacts in order to filter them out of the readings.
Devices BIS Brain Monitoring System, Phillips BIS
Units None
Metadata Sensor placement
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