Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Electroencephalography and Anesthetic Depth in Children Under 2 Years of Age: A Prospective Observational Study
Authors' conclusion
Processed EEG indices may exhibit unexpectedly elevated values during anesthesia maintenance in children under 2 years of age.
Study context
- Population
- Children aged 4–24 months undergoing GA
- Participants
- 50 children
- Exposure
- False positives vs Emergence
- Outcome
- EEG spectral parameters associated with false positive elevations in processed EEG indices (BIS, patient state index (PSi)) and their differences from true positive elevations during emergence
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
False positives in processed EEG indices during maintenance
| Group | Value | Share of maintenance phase |
|---|---|---|
| False positives | 70% | 28% |
False positives
Value70%
Share of maintenance phase28%
- Delta band power decreased during false positives
- 269-174 dB
- Theta band power decreased during false positives
- 115-97 dB
- Spectral edge frequency elevated
- 19-22 Hz
- Band power during false positives differed significantly from emergence: delta
- 52 dB
- Band power during false positives differed significantly from emergence: theta
- 38 dB
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Electroencephalography and Anesthetic Depth in Children Under 2 Years of Age: A Prospective Observational Study. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 26 December 2024. doi:10.
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