Method and system having simplified neuromuscular transmission scoring

A computer program residing on computer readable memory capable of causing a processor, when executed, to:

• receive a neuromuscular response value that is in one of at least two different formats;
• determine which one of the at least two different formats the neuromuscular response value is in;
• and
• convert the neuromuscular response value to a universal value applicable to a single scale encompassing each of the at least two different formats.

A method of converting multiple neuromuscular transmission measurement scales to a single progressive scale comprising the steps of:

• applying a neuromuscular stimuli to a patient;
• measuring a neuromuscular response of the patient;
• selecting which scale of at least two different scales the neuromuscular response belongs therein;
• assigning a value of the neuromuscular response within the selected scale of the at least two different scales;
• converting the assigned value to a single progressive scale encompassing each of the at least two different scales.

A neuromuscular transmission monitor comprising:

• a patient electrode to stimulate a muscle of a patient;
• a power supply connected to the patient electrode to supply muscle stimulating power to the patient electrode;
• a transducer to measure a neuromuscular response to the muscle stimuli and create a neuromuscular response signal therefrom;
• a processing unit connected to the patient electrode and the transducer to control the muscle stimulating power to the patient electrode and process the neuromuscular response signal from the transducer, and programmed to:
• determine a correct stimulus mode for the neuromuscular response signal;
• and
• produce a non-mode specific value applicable to a single scale that encompasses multiple stimulus modes based on the determined stimulus mode and the neuromuscular response signal.