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. 2010 Nov 20;9:76. doi: 10.1186/1475-925X-9-76

Table 5.

Summary of levels of anaesthesia, what EEG states they relate to and sample sizes.

Sedation level Meaning Including EEG states Sample size
Number of observations Number of subjects
1 Awake 2, 3 & 4 169 40
2 Drowsy/very light anaesthesia 5 11 5
3 Light anaesthesia 6 14 4
4 Moderate anaesthesia 7 444 31
5 Deep moderate anaesthesia 8 999 40
6 Deep anaesthesia 9 159 24