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Moaiyeri Z, Mustafa J, Lamperti M, Lobo FA. Intraoperative use of processed electroencephalogram in a quaternary center: a quality improvement audit. J Clin Monit Comput 2024:10.1007/s10877-024-01189-4. [PMID: 38900394 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-024-01189-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Although intraoperative electroencephalography (EEG) is not consensual among anesthesiologists, growing evidence supports its use to titrate anesthetic drugs, assess the level of arousal/consciousness, and detect ischemic cerebrovascular events; in addition, intraoperative EEG monitoring may decrease the incidence of postoperative neurocognitive disorders. Based on the known and potential benefits of intraoperative EEG monitoring, an educational program dedicated to staff anesthesiologists, residents of Anesthesiology and anesthesia technicians was started at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in May 2022 and completed in June 2022, aiming to have all patients undergoing general anesthesia with adequate brain monitoring and following international initiatives promoting perioperative brain health. All the surgical cases performed under General Anesthesia at 24 daily locations were prospectively inspected during 15 consecutive working days in March 2023. The use or absence of a processed EEG monitor was registered. Of 379 surgical cases distributed by 24 locations under General Anesthesia, 233 cases (61%) had processed EEG monitoring. The specialty with the highest use of EEG monitoring was Cardiothoracic Surgery, with 100% of cases, followed by interventional Cardiology (90%) and Vascular Surgery (75%). Otorhinolaryngology (29%), Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (25%), and Interventional Pulmonology (20%) were the areas with the lowest use of EEG monitoring. Of note, in the Neuroradiology suite, no processed EEG monitor was used in cases under General Anesthesia. We identified a reasonable use of EEG monitoring during general anesthesia, unfortunately not reaching our target of 100%. The educational and support program previously implemented within the Anesthesiology Institute needs to be continued and improved, including workshops, online discussions, and journal club sessions, to increase the use of EEG monitoring in underused areas.
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- Zahra Moaiyeri
- Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Likhvantsev VV, Berikashvili LB, Smirnova AV, Polyakov PA, Yadgarov MY, Gracheva ND, Romanova OE, Abramova IS, Shemetova MM, Kuzovlev AN. Intraoperative electroencephalogram patterns as predictors of postoperative delirium in older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Aging Neurosci 2024; 16:1386669. [PMID: 38803541 PMCID: PMC11128674 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2024.1386669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Background Postoperative delirium (POD) significantly affects patient outcomes after surgery, leading to increased morbidity, extended hospital stays, and potential long-term cognitive decline. This study assessed the predictive value of intraoperative electroencephalography (EEG) patterns for POD in adults. Methods This systematic review and meta-analysis followed the PRISMA and Cochrane Handbook guidelines. A thorough literature search was conducted using PubMed, Medline, and CENTRAL databases focusing on intraoperative native EEG signal analysis in adult patients. The primary outcome was the relationship between the burst suppression EEG pattern and POD development. Results From the initial 435 articles identified, 19 studies with a total of 7,229 patients were included in the systematic review, with 10 included in the meta-analysis (3,705 patients). In patients exhibiting burst suppression, the POD incidence was 22.1% vs. 13.4% in those without this EEG pattern (p=0.015). Furthermore, an extended burst suppression duration associated with a higher likelihood of POD occurrence (p = 0.016). Interestingly, the burst suppression ratio showed no significant association with POD. Conclusions This study revealed a 41% increase in the relative risk of developing POD in cases where a burst suppression pattern was present. These results underscore the clinical relevance of intraoperative EEG monitoring in predicting POD in older patients, suggesting its potential role in preventive strategies. Systematic Review Registration This study was registered on International Platform for Registered Protocols for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: INPLASY202420001, https://doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2024.2.0001.
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- Valery V. Likhvantsev
- Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Department of Clinical Trials, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Anesthesiology, First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Department of Clinical Trials, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Department of Clinical Trials, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Department of Clinical Trials, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Department of Clinical Trials, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Department of Clinical Trials, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Department of Clinical Trials, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, City Clinical Oncological Hospital No. 1, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Department of Clinical Trials, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Department of Clinical Trials, Moscow, Russia
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Hight D, Ehrhardt A, Lersch F, Luedi MM, Stüber F, Kaiser HA. Lower alpha frequency of intraoperative frontal EEG is associated with postoperative delirium: A secondary propensity-matched analysis. J Clin Anesth 2024; 93:111343. [PMID: 37995609 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative delirium (POD) is a serious complication of surgery, especially in the elderly patient population. It has been proposed that decreasing the amount of anesthetics by titrating to an EEG index will lower POD rate, but clear evidence is missing. A strong age-dependent negative correlation has been reported between the peak oscillatory frequency of alpha waves and end-tidal anesthetic concentration, with older patients generating slower alpha frequencies. We hypothesized, that slower alpha oscillations are associated with a higher rate of POD. METHOD Retrospective analysis of patients` data from a prospective observational study in cardiac surgical patients approved by the Bernese Ethics committee. Frontal EEG was recorded during Isoflurane effect-site concentrations of 0.7 to 0.8 and peak alpha frequency was measured at highest power between 6 and 17 Hz. Delirium was assessed by chart review. Demographic and clinical characteristics were compared between POD and non-POD groups. Selection bias was addressed using nearest neighbor propensity score matching (PSM) for best balance. This incorporated 18 variables, whereas patients with missing variable information or without an alpha oscillation were excluded. RESULT Of the 1072 patients in the original study, 828 were included, 73 with POD, 755 without. PSM allowed 328 patients into the final analysis, 67 with, 261 without POD. Before PSM, 8 variables were significantly different between POD and non-POD groups, none thereafter. Mean peak alpha frequency was significantly lower in the POD in contrast to non-POD group before and after matching (7.9 vs 8.9 Hz, 7.9 vs 8.8 Hz respectively, SD 1.3, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Intraoperative slower frontal peak alpha frequency is independently associated with POD after cardiac surgery and may be a simple intraoperative neurophysiological marker of a vulnerable brain for POD. Further studies are needed to investigate if there is a causal link between alpha frequency and POD.
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- Darren Hight
- Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Department of Anaesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Bern, Switzerland
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- Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Department of Anaesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Bern, Switzerland; Hirslanden Clinic Aarau, Center for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Department of Anaesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Bern, Switzerland
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- Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Department of Anaesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Bern, Switzerland; Department for Anesthesiology, Intensive, Rescue and Pain medicine, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Department of Anaesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Bern, Switzerland
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- Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Department of Anaesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Bern, Switzerland; Hirslanden Clinic Aarau, Center for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Aarau, Switzerland.
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Baron Shahaf D, Shahaf G. Intraoperative EEG-based monitors: are we looking under the lamppost? Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2024; 37:177-183. [PMID: 38390951 DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000001339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW While electroencephalogram (EEG)-based depth of anesthesia monitors have been in use clinically for decades, there is still a major debate concerning their efficacy for detecting awareness under anesthesia (AUA). Further utilization of these monitors has also been discussed vividly, for example, reduction of postoperative delirium (POD).It seems that with regard to reducing AUA and POD, these monitors might be applicable, under specific anesthetic protocols. But in other settings, such monitoring might be less contributive and may have a 'built-it glass ceiling'.Recent advances in other venues of electrophysiological monitoring might have a strong theoretical rationale, and early supporting results, to offer a breakthrough out of this metaphorical glass ceiling. The purpose of this review is to present this possibility. RECENT FINDINGS Following previous findings, it might be concluded that for some anesthesia protocols, the prevailing depth of anesthesia monitors may prevent incidences of AUA and POD. However, in other settings, which may involve other anesthesia protocols, or specifically for POD - other perioperative causes, they may not. Attention-related processes measured by easy-to-use real-time electrophysiological markers are becoming feasible, also under anesthesia, and might be applicable for more comprehensive prevention of AUA, POD and possibly other perioperative complications. SUMMARY Attention-related monitoring might have a strong theoretical basis for the prevention of AUA, POD, and potentially other distressing postoperative outcomes, such as stroke and postoperative neurocognitive disorder. There seems to be already some initial supporting evidence in this regard.
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- Dana Baron Shahaf
- Department of Anaesthesia, Rambam Healthcare Campus
- Ruth and Bruce Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
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- The Applied Neurophysiology Lab, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Haifa, Israel
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Dilmen OK, Meco BC, Evered LA, Radtke FM. Postoperative neurocognitive disorders: A clinical guide. J Clin Anesth 2024; 92:111320. [PMID: 37944401 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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For years, postoperative cognitive outcomes have steadily garnered attention, and in the past decade, they have remained at the forefront. This prominence is primarily due to empirical research emphasizing their potential to compromise patient autonomy, reduce quality of life, and extend hospital stays, and increase morbidity and mortality rates, especially impacting elderly patients. The underlying pathophysiological process might be attributed to surgical and anaesthesiological-induced stress, leading to subsequent neuroinflammation, neurotoxicity, burst suppression and the development of hypercoagulopathy. The beneficial impact of multi-faceted strategies designed to mitigate the surgical and perioperative stress response has been suggested. While certain potential risk factors are difficult to modify (e.g., invasiveness of surgery), others - including a more personalized depth of anaesthesia (EEG-guided), suitable analgesia, and haemodynamic stability - fall under the purview of anaesthesiologists. The ESAIC Safe Brain Initiative research group recommends implementing a bundle of non-invasive preventive measures as a standard for achieving more patient-centred care. Implementing multi-faceted preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative preventive initiatives has demonstrated the potential to decrease the incidence and duration of postoperative delirium. This further validates the importance of a holistic, team-based approach in enhancing patients' clinical and functional outcomes. This review aims to present evidence-based recommendations for preventing, diagnosing, and treating postoperative neurocognitive disorders with the Safe Brain Initiative approach.
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- Ozlem Korkmaz Dilmen
- Istanbul University- Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Ankara University, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Associate Professor, Head of Research Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nykoebing Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, SDU, Guest Researcher at Charité, Berlin, Germany
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Hao D, Fritz BA, Saddawi-Konefka D, Palanca BJA. Pro-Con Debate: Electroencephalography-Guided Anesthesia for Reducing Postoperative Delirium. Anesth Analg 2023; 137:976-982. [PMID: 37862399 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Postoperative delirium (POD) has significant implications on morbidity, mortality, and health care expenditures. Monitoring electroencephalography (EEG) to adjust anesthetic management has gained interest as a strategy to mitigate POD. In this Pro-Con commentary article, the pro side supports the use of EEG to reduce POD, citing an empiric reduction in POD with processed EEG (pEEG)-guided general anesthesia found in several studies and recent meta-analysis. The Electroencephalography Guidance of Anesthesia to Alleviate Geriatric Syndromes (ENGAGES) trial is the exception to this, and issues with methods and achieved depths are discussed. Meanwhile, the Con side advocates that the use of EEG to reduce POD is not yet certain, citing that there is a lack of evidence that associations between anesthetic depth and POD represent causal relationships. The Con side also contends that the ideal EEG signatures to guide anesthetic titration are currently unknown, and the potential benefits of reduced anesthesia levels may be outweighed by the risks of potentially insufficient anesthetic administration. As the public health burden of POD increases, anesthesia clinicians will be tasked to consider interventions to mitigate risk such as EEG. This Pro-Con debate will provide 2 perspectives on the evidence and rationales for using EEG to mitigate POD.
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- David Hao
- From the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
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- From the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
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Gaskell A, Sleigh JW. The Aporia of Postoperative Delirium. Anesth Analg 2023; 137:973-975. [PMID: 37862398 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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- Amy Gaskell
- From the Department of Anaesthesia, University of Auckland, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Deng C, Sidebotham D. Using the Delphi process to determine the minimum clinically important effect size for the Balanced-2 randomised controlled trial. Clin Trials 2023; 20:473-478. [PMID: 37144615 DOI: 10.1177/17407745231173058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The sample size calculation is an important step in designing randomised controlled trials. For a trial comparing a control and an intervention group, where the outcome is binary, the sample size calculation requires choosing values for the anticipated event rates in both the control and intervention groups (the effect size), and the error rates. The Difference ELicitation in TriAls guidance recommends that the effect size should be both realistic, and clinically important to stakeholder groups. Overestimating the effect size leads to sample sizes that are too small to reliably detect the true population effect size, which in turn results in low achieved power. In this study, we use the Delphi approach to gain consensus on what the minimum clinically important effect size is for Balanced-2, a randomised controlled trial comparing processed electroencephalogram-guided 'light' to 'deep' general anaesthesia on the incidence of postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing major surgery. METHODS Delphi rounds were conducted using electronic surveys. Surveys were administered to two stakeholder groups: specialist anaesthetists from a general adult department in Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (Group 1), and specialist anaesthetists with expertise in clinical research, identified from the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetist's Clinical Trials Network (Group 2). A total of 187 anaesthetists were invited to participate (81 from Group 1 and 106 from Group 2). Results from each Delphi round were summarised and presented in subsequent rounds until consensus was reached (>70% agreement). RESULTS The overall response rate for the first Delphi survey was 47% (88/187). The median minimum clinically important effect size was 5.0% (interquartile range: 5.0-10.0) for both stakeholder groups. The overall response rate for the second Delphi survey was 51% (95/187). Consensus was reached after the second round, as 74% of respondents in Group 1 and 82% of respondents in Group 2 agreed with the median effect size. The combined minimum clinically important effect size across both groups was 5.0% (interquartile range: 3.0-6.5). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that surveying stakeholder groups using a Delphi process is a simple way of defining a minimum clinically important effect size, which aids the sample size calculation and determines whether a randomised study is feasible.
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- Carolyn Deng
- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
- University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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Ricci Z, Robino C, Rufini P, Cumbo S, Cavallini S, Gobbi L, Brocchi A, Serio P, Romagnoli S. Monitoring anesthesia depth with patient state index during pediatric surgery. Paediatr Anaesth 2023; 33:855-861. [PMID: 37334678 DOI: 10.1111/pan.14711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Monitoring anesthesia depth in children is challenging. Pediatric anesthesiologists estimate general anesthesia depth using indirect methods such as pharmacokinetic models and neurovegetative reflexes. The application of processed electroencephalography may help to identify the correct anesthesia depth (i.e., patient state index between 25 and 50). AIMS To determine the median values of patient state index and spectral edge frequency 95% in children undergoing general anesthesia conducted according to indirect evaluation of depth. The relationships between patient state index and spectral edge frequency 95% and indirect monitoring of anesthesia depth, type of anesthesia, age subgroups, and postoperative delirium were also assessed. METHODS A prospective observational study on children (aged 1-18 years) undergoing surgery longer than 60 min. The SedLine monitor and the novel SedLine pediatric sensors (Masimo Inc., Irvine California) were applied. Patient state index levels were recorded for the duration of the anesthesia until the discharge to the ward at predefined time points. RESULTS In the 111 enrolled children, median patient state index level at the end of anesthesia induction was 25 (22-32) and ranged from 26 (23-34) to 28 (25-36) in the maintenance phase. Patient state index at extubation was 48 (35-60) and 69 (62-75) at discharge from the operatory room. Median right/left spectral edge frequency 95% values at the end of induction were 10 (6-14)/9 (5-14) Hz and median right/left spectral edge frequency 95% values in the maintenance phase ranged from 10 (6-14) to 12 (11-15) Hz in both hemispheres. At extubation, right/left spectral edge frequency 95% levels were 18 (15-21)/17 (15-21) Hz. We observed 39 episodes of burst suppression in 20 patients (19%). Median patient state index levels were not different between patients undergoing inhalational and intravenous anesthesia and between those undergoing general anesthesia and general anesthesia added to locoregional anesthesia. Children <2 years displayed significantly higher patient state index levels than older patients (p = .0004). The presence of a burst suppression episode was not associated with PAED levels (OR 1.58, 95% CI 0.14-16.74, p` = .18). CONCLUSIONS NonpEEG-guided anesthesia in children led to median patient state index levels at the low range of recommended unconsciousness values with frequent episodes of burst suppression. Patient state index levels were generally higher in children below 2 years.
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- Zaccaria Ricci
- Department of Health Sciences, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Meyer Children's University Hospital, IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Meyer Children's University Hospital, IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Meyer Children's University Hospital, IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Meyer Children's University Hospital, IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Meyer Children's University Hospital, IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Meyer Children's University Hospital, IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy
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Coeckelenbergh S, Soucy-Proulx M, Radtke FM. Delirium in older patients given propofol or sevoflurane anaesthesia for major cancer surgery: a multicentre randomised trial. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2023; 131: 253-65. Br J Anaesth 2023; 131:e142-e143. [PMID: 37541950 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023] Open
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- Sean Coeckelenbergh
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Paul-Brousse, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Villejuif, France; Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Paul-Brousse, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Villejuif, France
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nykoebing Hospital & University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Odense, Denmark
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Klaschik S, Coburn M. [Special features of the perioperative course in patients with frailty syndrome]. DIE ANAESTHESIOLOGIE 2023; 72:685-694. [PMID: 37594509 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-023-01321-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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The demographic change with an increase in the number of geriatric patients presents major challenges for perioperative medicine. Frailty is a multimorbidity complex that incorporates a combination of various factors, such as physical weakness, slower walking speed and unwanted weight loss. It is of great importance that these patients receive an individually adapted perioperative care. This includes, among others, a preoperative examination for frailty, a structured prehabilitation according to the concept of better in, better out, the compliance with the guidelines on prevention and timely treatment of postoperative delirium as well as the continuous maintenance of the body's homeostasis. By means of these measures the risk of complications in this patient group can be reduced and the best possible postoperative results can be achieved.
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- Sven Klaschik
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinik Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinik Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland.
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Payne T, Moran B, Loadsman J, Marschner I, McCulloch T, Sanders RD. Importance of sequential methods in meta-analysis: implications for postoperative mortality, delirium, and stroke management. Br J Anaesth 2023; 130:395-401. [PMID: 36931783 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Trial sequential analysis is an adaptation of frequentist sequential methods that can be used to improve inferences from meta-analysis. Trial sequential analysis can help preserve type I and type II error rates at desired levels for analyses conducted before the required information size. Through three case studies recently published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, we show how trial sequential analysis can inform the interpretation of meta-analyses. Limitations of trial sequential analysis, which also include those of the meta-analysis to which it is applied, must be carefully considered alongside its benefits.
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- Thomas Payne
- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Critical Care Program, George Institute of Global Health, Sydney, Australia; Department of Intensive Care, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, Australia; Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, Australia; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia; NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Koch S, Blankertz B, Windmann V, Spies C, Radtke FM, Röhr V. Desflurane is risk factor for postoperative delirium in older patients' independent from intraoperative burst suppression duration. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 15:1067268. [PMID: 36819718 PMCID: PMC9929347 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1067268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Postoperative Delirium (POD) is the most frequent neurocognitive complication after general anesthesia in older patients. The development of POD is associated with prolonged periods of burst suppression activity in the intraoperative electroencephalogram (EEG). The risk to present burst suppression activity depends not only on the age of the patient but is also more frequent during propofol anesthesia as compared to inhalative anesthesia. The aim of our study is to determine, if the risk to develop POD differs depending on the anesthetic agent given and if this correlates with a longer duration of intraoperative burst suppression. Methods In this secondary analysis of the SuDoCo trail [ISRCTN 36437985] 1277 patients, older than 60 years undergoing general anesthesia were included. We preprocessed and analyzed the raw EEG files from each patient and evaluated the intraoperative burst suppression duration. In a logistic regression analysis, we assessed the impact of burst suppression duration and anesthetic agent used for maintenance on the risk to develop POD. Results 18.7% of patients developed POD. Burst suppression duration was prolonged in POD patients (POD 27.5 min ± 21.3 min vs. NoPOD 21.4 ± 16.2 min, p < 0.001), for each minute of prolonged intraoperative burst suppression activity the risk to develop POD increased by 1.1% (OR 1.011, CI 95% 1.000-1.022, p = 0.046). Burst suppression duration was prolonged under propofol anesthesia as compared to sevoflurane and desflurane anesthesia (propofol 32.5 ± 20.3 min, sevoflurane 17.1 ± 12.6 min and desflurane 20.1 ± 16.0 min, p < 0.001). However, patients receiving desflurane anesthesia had a 1.8fold higher risk to develop POD, as compared to propofol anesthesia (OR 1.766, CI 95% 1.049-2.974, p = 0.032). Conclusion We found a significantly increased risk to develop POD after desflurane anesthesia in older patients, even though burst suppression duration was shorter under desflurane anesthesia as compared to propofol anesthesia. Our finding might help to explain some discrepancies in studies analyzing the impact of burst suppression duration and EEG-guided anesthesia on the risk to develop POD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Susanne Koch
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany,*Correspondence: Susanne Koch, ✉
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesia, Hospital of Nykobing, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Neurotechnology Group, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Short TG, Campbell D, Evered L, Leslie K. How balanced is the BALANCED delirium trial? Response to Br J Anaesth 2022; 128: e274-5. Br J Anaesth 2022; 128:e345-e346. [PMID: 35396093 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Timothy G Short
- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperawtive Medicine, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperawtive Medicine, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Acute pain Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Anaesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Unit, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Anaesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Unit, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Australia; Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia
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