How is depth of anaesthesia assessed in experimental pigs? A scoping review.

<h4>Background</h4>Despite the large number of pigs involved in translational studies, no gold standard depth of anaesthesia indicators are available. We undertook a scoping review to investigate and summarize the evidence that sustains or contradicts the use of depth of anaesthesia indi...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Mirra, Ekaterina Gamez Maidanskaia, Luís Pedro Carmo, Olivier Levionnois, Claudia Spadavecchia
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
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author Alessandro Mirra
Ekaterina Gamez Maidanskaia
Luís Pedro Carmo
Olivier Levionnois
Claudia Spadavecchia
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description <h4>Background</h4>Despite the large number of pigs involved in translational studies, no gold standard depth of anaesthesia indicators are available. We undertook a scoping review to investigate and summarize the evidence that sustains or contradicts the use of depth of anaesthesia indicators in this species.<h4>Methods</h4>Medline, Embase and CAB abstract were searched up to September 22nd 2022. No limits were set for time, language and study type. Only original articles of in vivo studies using pigs or minipigs undergoing general anaesthesia were included. The depth of anaesthesia indicators reported in the selected papers were divided in two categories: A, indicators purposely investigated as method to assess depth of anaesthesia; B, indicators reported but not investigated as method to assess depth of anaesthesia.<h4>Results</h4>Out of 13792 papers found, 105 were included after the screening process. Category A: 17 depth of anaesthesia indicators were found in 19 papers. Studies were conducted using inhalant anaesthetics as the main anaesthetic agent in the majority of the cases (13/19 = 68.4%), while 3/19 (15.8%) used propofol. The most investigated depth of anaesthesia indicators were bispectral index (8/19 = 42.1%) and spectral edge frequency 95% (5/19 = 26.3%). Contrasting results about the specific usefulness of each depth of anaesthesia indicators were reported. Category B: 23 depth of anaesthesia indicators were found in 92 papers. The most reported depth of anaesthesia indicators were: motor response following a stimulus (37/92 = 40.2%), depth of anaesthesia scores (21/92 = 23.3%), bispectral index (16/92 = 17.8%) and spectral edge frequency 95% (9/92 = 9.8%).<h4>Conclusion</h4>Results highlight the lack of scientifically valid and reliable indicators to ensure adequate depth of anaesthesia in pigs.
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spelling doaj-art-4a7e0295c8784ee98940b558f06ee4292025-02-05T05:32:42ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01183e028351110.1371/journal.pone.0283511How is depth of anaesthesia assessed in experimental pigs? A scoping review.Alessandro MirraEkaterina Gamez MaidanskaiaLuís Pedro CarmoOlivier LevionnoisClaudia Spadavecchia<h4>Background</h4>Despite the large number of pigs involved in translational studies, no gold standard depth of anaesthesia indicators are available. We undertook a scoping review to investigate and summarize the evidence that sustains or contradicts the use of depth of anaesthesia indicators in this species.<h4>Methods</h4>Medline, Embase and CAB abstract were searched up to September 22nd 2022. No limits were set for time, language and study type. Only original articles of in vivo studies using pigs or minipigs undergoing general anaesthesia were included. The depth of anaesthesia indicators reported in the selected papers were divided in two categories: A, indicators purposely investigated as method to assess depth of anaesthesia; B, indicators reported but not investigated as method to assess depth of anaesthesia.<h4>Results</h4>Out of 13792 papers found, 105 were included after the screening process. Category A: 17 depth of anaesthesia indicators were found in 19 papers. Studies were conducted using inhalant anaesthetics as the main anaesthetic agent in the majority of the cases (13/19 = 68.4%), while 3/19 (15.8%) used propofol. The most investigated depth of anaesthesia indicators were bispectral index (8/19 = 42.1%) and spectral edge frequency 95% (5/19 = 26.3%). Contrasting results about the specific usefulness of each depth of anaesthesia indicators were reported. Category B: 23 depth of anaesthesia indicators were found in 92 papers. The most reported depth of anaesthesia indicators were: motor response following a stimulus (37/92 = 40.2%), depth of anaesthesia scores (21/92 = 23.3%), bispectral index (16/92 = 17.8%) and spectral edge frequency 95% (9/92 = 9.8%).<h4>Conclusion</h4>Results highlight the lack of scientifically valid and reliable indicators to ensure adequate depth of anaesthesia in pigs.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283511&type=printable
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Luís Pedro Carmo
Olivier Levionnois
Claudia Spadavecchia
How is depth of anaesthesia assessed in experimental pigs? A scoping review.
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title How is depth of anaesthesia assessed in experimental pigs? A scoping review.
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title_short How is depth of anaesthesia assessed in experimental pigs? A scoping review.
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