Use of the SNAP II Electroencephalography (EEG) Monitor in Outpatients Undergoing Surgery/Procedures With Sedation

A portable EEG monitor (SNAP II EEG System, Everest -St. Louis) is unique in that it monitors both low frequency EEG signals (1-40 Hz), which are typically used, and high frequency EEG signals (80-420 Hz), which are not usually used, and calculates a derived EEG parameter (the SNAP Index). The SNAP Index ranges from 100 (completely awake) to 0 (no brain activity) and has been shown in a few studies to correlate with increasing sedation and loss of consciousness in human volunteers and patients receiving general anesthesia during surgery.