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Abdelaal Ahmed Mahmoud Metwally Alkhatip A, Mills KE, Hogue O, Sallam A, Hamza MK, Farag E, Yassin HM, Wagih M, Ahmed AMI, Helmy MH, Elayashy M. The effects of dexmedetomidine on intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring modalities during corrective scoliosis surgery in pediatric patients: A systematic review. Paediatr Anaesth 2024; 34:112-120. [PMID: 37927199 DOI: 10.1111/pan.14795] [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: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND During scoliosis surgery, motor evoked potentials (MEP), and somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) have been reported to be affected by the use of higher doses of anesthetic agents. Dexmedetomidine, a sympatholytic agent, an alpha-2 receptor agonist, has been used as an adjunctive agent to lower anesthetic dose. However, there is conflicting evidence regarding the effects of dexmedetomidine on the intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring of MEP and SSEP during surgery, particularly among pediatric patients. OBJECTIVES This systematic review aimed to determine whether, during spinal fusion surgery in pediatric patients with scoliosis, dexmedetomidine alters MEP amplitude or SSEP latency and amplitude and, if so, whether different doses of dexmedetomidine display different effects (PROSPERO registration number CRD42022300562). METHODS We searched PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library on January 1, 2022 and included randomized controlled trials, observational cohort and case-control studies and case series investigating dexmedetomidine in the population of interest and comparing against a standardized anesthesia regimen without dexmedetomidine or comparing multiple doses of dexmedetomidine. Animal and in vitro studies and conference abstracts were excluded. RESULTS We found substantial heterogeneity in the risk of bias (per Cochrane-preferred tools) of the included articles (n = 5); results are summarized without meta-analysis. Articles with the lowest risk of bias indicated that dexmedetomidine was associated with MEP loss and that higher doses of dexmedetomidine increased risk. In contrast, articles reporting no association between dexmedetomidine and MEP loss suffered from higher risk of bias, including suspected or confirmed problems with confounding, outcome measurement, participant selection, results reporting, and lack of statistical transparency and power. CONCLUSION Given the limitations of the studies available in the literature, it would be advisable to conduct rigorous randomized controlled trials with larger sample sizes to assess the effects of dexmedetomidine use of in scoliosis surgery in pediatric patients.
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Wilson JP, Kumbhare D, Ronkon C, Guthikonda B, Hoang S. Application of Machine Learning Strategies to Model the Effects of Sevoflurane on Somatosensory-Evoked Potentials during Spine Surgery. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:3389. [PMID: 37958285 PMCID: PMC10648293 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13213389] [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: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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In this study, a small sample of patients' neuromonitoring data was analyzed using machine learning (ML) tools to provide proof of concept for quantifying complex signals. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) is a valuable asset for monitoring the neurological status of a patient during spine surgery. Notably, this technology, when operated by neurophysiologists and surgeons familiar with proper alarm criteria, is capable of detecting neurological deficits. However, non-surgical factors, such as volatile anesthetics like sevoflurane, can negatively influence robust IONM signal generation. While sevoflurane has been shown to affect the latency and amplitude of somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP), a more complex and nuanced analysis of the SSEP waveform has not been performed. In this study, signal processing and machine learning techniques were used to more intricately characterize and predict SSEP waveform changes as a function of varying end-tidal sevoflurane concentration. With data from ten patients who underwent spinal procedures, features describing the SSEP waveforms were generated using principal component analysis (PCA), phase space curves (PSC), and time-frequency analysis (TFA). A minimum redundancy maximum relevance (MRMR) feature selection technique was then used to identify the most important SSEP features associated with changing sevoflurane concentrations. Once the features carrying the maximum amount of information about the majority of signal waveform variability were identified, ML models were used to predict future changes in SSEP waveforms. Linear regression, regression trees, support vector machines, and neural network ML models were then selected for testing. Using SSEP data from eight patients, the models were trained using a range of features selected during MRMR calculations. During the training phase of model development, the highest performing models were identified as support vector machines and regression trees. After identifying the highest performing models for each nerve group, we tested these models using the remaining two patients' data. We compared the models' performance metrics using the root mean square error values (RMSEs). The feasibility of the methodology described provides a general framework for the applications of machine learning strategies to further delineate the effects of surgical and non-surgical factors affecting IONM signals.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA; (J.P.W.J.); (D.K.); (C.R.); (B.G.)
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Goonasekera C, Jones H, Lawrence R, Hanrahan J, Iyer P, Nijhawan A. Exploring the utility of neuro-monitoring in neurosurgery: The users' perspective in a single center. Saudi J Anaesth 2021; 15:7-13. [PMID: 33824636 PMCID: PMC8016046 DOI: 10.4103/sja.sja_862_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Background: The purpose of intraoperative neuro-monitoring (IONM) is to minimize injury to eloquent neural structures and optimize tumor resection. Method: We explored the utility of IONM using a qualitative approach in a single center. Eight experienced users of its use in spinal and cranial surgery in adults and children were the informants. Using a constant comparative method, the findings were collated by thematic analysis. Results: The user perspective is that of caution to minimize adverse effects whilst empowering the need for formal training to enhance its efficacy. The process of IONM needs standardization as practices vary amongst users. Most users expressed limited trust on its current capabilities but hoped for its advancement to achieve higher sensitivity and specificity. None were however prepared to abandon its use. Conclusion: IONM needs optimization. Its utility depends on user vigilance, multi-disciplinary validation, and individual expertise. This study draws out key issues from the user perspective that need to be addressed in order to enhance the utility of IONM.
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- Chulananda Goonasekera
- Department of Anesthetics, King's College Hospital NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE59RS, UK
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- King's College London Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Anesthetics, King's College Hospital NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE59RS, UK
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- Department of Anesthetics, King's College Hospital NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE59RS, UK
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- Department of Anesthetics, King's College Hospital NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE59RS, UK
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- Department of Anesthetics, King's College Hospital NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE59RS, UK
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Yu PH, Hsiao YT. Delayed evoked potentials in zebra finch ( Taeniopygia guttata) under midazolam-butorphanol-isoflurane anesthesia. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7937. [PMID: 31660277 PMCID: PMC6815651 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Avian animals are visually inclined, which has caused them to attract increasing attention for visual neurophysiology or electrophysiology studies, including the study of the visual evoked potential (VEP). VEP has developed into an investigative tool for understanding the physiology and the pathology of the visual pathway. Chemical restraint is a common method to minimize motion artifacts in animals when acquiring VEP data, but little is known about its influence on the signal in an avian animal. In addition, it is difficult to make comparisons between conscious state data when the animals are ultimately under anesthesia. Therefore, finding drugs and developing protocols that have an acceptable effect is valuable. We compared the local field potentials of physically and chemically restrained zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata), a small avian species, to simulate a relatively challenging recording condition. Finches were sedated with midazolam-butorphanol, and anesthesia was maintained by isoflurane. Electrodes were implanted into the left nucleus rotundus, which is a visual nucleus in birds. The VEPs of the control group (N = 3) were recorded after they fully recovered and were restrained by towels. The other birds (N = 3) were recorded under anesthesia. The results show that without the visual stimuli, anesthesia generally suppressed the overall power of field potentials. However, by focusing on the spectra during VEPs, visual stimuli still triggered significant VEPs in frequencies below 30.8 Hz, which were even stronger than towel-restrained birds. The drugs also prolonged the latency of the VEP, increased the duration of the VEP when compared to towel-restrained birds. As regard to towel-restrained zebra finches, the field potentials were less synchronized and may need data preprocessing to have clear VEPs. In conclusion, the current study presents evidence of basic VEP for zebra finch under midazolam-butorphanol-isoflurane anesthesia with a protocol that is a safe and feasible anesthetic combination for chemical restraint, which is particularly useful for small animals when obtaining evoked potentials.
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- Pin Huan Yu
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Kanaya K, Goto T, Horiuchi T, Hongo K. Threshold variation of transcranial motor evoked potential with threshold criterion in frontotemporal craniotomy. Clin Neurophysiol Pract 2019; 4:184-189. [PMID: 31886443 PMCID: PMC6921237 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnp.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Motor threshold can be variable during surgery in TES-MEP. The motor threshold in TES-MEP was influenced by intraoperative environmental changes. The threshold change was greater on the affected side than on the unaffected side.
Objective Motor threshold usually varies in the intraoperative motor evoked potential (MEP) by transcranial evoked stimulation (TES). This study investigated the degree of change in the motor threshold before and after surgery in TES-MEP monitoring with threshold criterion. This study aimed to evaluate the threshold change and discuss the factors influencing the motor threshold. Methods We retrospectively analyzed TES-MEP monitoring during supratentorial surgery with frontotemporal craniotomy in 72 patients without pre- and postoperative motor weakness. We analyzed the percentage changes between the affected and the unaffected sides, correlating the changes on the two sides. Results The percentage change on the affected and the unaffected side was 4.4 ± 15.1% and 0.4 ± 6.5%, respectively. The percentage change on the affected side was significantly larger than that on the unaffected side. A significantly positive correlation between the percentage change on the affected and the unaffected sides was detected. Conclusion The threshold for the TES-MEP varied significantly more than that on the unaffected side. Significance It is important to understand the characteristics of threshold variation for the evaluation of TES-MEP.
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- Kohei Kanaya
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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Bosch L, Fernández-Candil J, León A, Gambús PL. Influence of general anaesthesia on the brainstem. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 64:157-167. [PMID: 27887735 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The exact role of the brainstem in the control of body functions is not yet well known and the same applies to the influence of general anaesthesia on brainstem functions. Nevertheless in all general anaesthesia the anaesthesiologist should be aware of the interaction of anaesthetic drugs and brainstem function in relation to whole body homeostasis. As a result of this interaction there will be changes in consciousness, protective reflexes, breathing pattern, heart rate, temperature or arterial blood pressure to name a few. Brainstem function can be explored using three different approaches: clinically, analyzing changes in brain electric activity or using neuroimaging techniques. With the aim of providing the clinician anaesthesiologist with a global view of the interaction between the anaesthetic state and homeostatic changes related to brainstem function, the present review article addresses the influence of anaesthetic drug effects on brainstem function through clinical exploration of cranial nerves and reflexes, analysis of electric signals such as electroencephalographic changes and what it is known about brainstem through the use of imaging techniques, more specifically functional magnetic resonance imaging.
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- L Bosch
- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Parc de Salut Mar (PSM), Barcelona, España.
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Parc de Salut Mar (PSM), Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Sección de Neurofisiología Clínica; Parc de Salut Mar (PSM), Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación; Hospital CLINIC de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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