Anesthesia without Surgery: Unconsciousness is Metastable

Complex Information for Anesthesiologists Presented Quickly and Clearly

BS, burst suppression; EEG, electroencephalogram; LOC, loss of consciousness; ROC, return of consciousness.

Infographic created by Jonathan P. Wanderer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and James P. Rathmell, Brigham and Women’s Health Care/Harvard Medical School. Illustration by Annemarie Johnson, Vivo Visuals. Address correspondence to Dr. Wanderer: jonathan.p.wanderer@vanderbilt.edu. This Infographic has a related article on p. 870.