The brain monitor displays a number, typically from 0-100, that tells your anesthesiologist how asleep you are while you are receiving anesthesia.
Without the brain monitor, your anesthesiologist is obliged to give too much for fear of giving too little.
Especially for those over 50, the consequences of the routine practice of anesthesia over medication include increased risk for delirium, dementia and death.
Why would anyone permit the playing of 'Russian roulette' with their brain when having anesthesia for surgery over the trivial $20 cost of the disposable sensor?
Simply because they did not know to ask for the brain monitor to be used.
75% of US hospitals have this device, yet it is only being used 25% of the time.
The public education mission of the non-profit Goldilocks Foundation is to raise awareness among Americans to ask for this monitor or go elsewhere where they can receive the obvious benefits.
Download 3 free letters you can use before surgery from drbarryfriedberg.com. One for your surgeon, one for your anesthesiologist and one for the administrator (in case you go elsewhere to let him know why you went to a facility that was willing to monitor your brain during anesthesia for surgery).
what does the brain monitor do exactly and how does it detect possible memory loss?