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ReviewJournal of clinical monitoring and computing2025

Electroencephalogram monitoring during anesthesia and critical care: a guide for the clinician.

Nitin Manohara, Alessandra Ferrari, Adam Greenblatt, Andrea Berardino, Cristina Peixoto, Flávia Duarte, Zahra Moyiaeri, Chiara Robba, Fabio A Nascimento, Matthias Kreuzer and 2 more

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Review in Journal of clinical monitoring and computing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Beyond processed EEG: Towards brain-informed anaesthesia.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2026
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  10. Observational
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  12. Comparison of NeuroSENSEEuropean journal of anaesthesiology and intensive care · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Nitin ManoharaDivision of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Integrated Hospital Care Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-6439-5759
Alessandra FerrariRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Adam GreenblattDepartment of Neurology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8417-3667
Andrea BerardinoDepartment of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-4709-4305
Cristina PeixotoDepartment of Anesthesiology, ULSTMAD, Vila Real, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9786-6780
Flávia DuarteDepartment of Anesthesiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0009-4819-0150
Zahra MoyiaeriDivision of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Integrated Hospital Care Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0009-0005-6009-6627
Chiara RobbaIRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1628-3845
Fabio A NascimentoDepartment of Neurology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7161-6385
Matthias KreuzerDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2472-3556
Susana VacasDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4099-3946
Francisco A LoboDivision of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Integrated Hospital Care Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. francisco.lobo@me.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5829-0413

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perioperative anesthetic, surgical and critical careinterventions can affect brain physiology and overall brain health. The clinical utility of electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring in anesthesia and intensive care settings is multifaceted, offering critical insights into the level of consciousness and depth of anesthesia, facilitating the titration of anesthetic doses, and enabling the detection of ischemic events and epileptic activity. Additionally, EEG monitoring can aid in predicting perioperative neurocognitive disorders, assessing the impact of systemic insults on cerebral function, and informing neuroprognostication. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles of electroencephalography, including the foundations of processed and quantitative electroencephalography. It further explores the characteristic EEG signatures associated wtih anesthetic drugs, the interpretation of the EEG data during anesthesia, and the broader clinical benefits and applications of EEG monitoring in both anesthetic practice and intensive care environments.

Indexed as

AnesthesiaCritical CareElectroencephalographyMonitoring, IntraoperativeAnestheticsBrainConsciousnessHumansMonitoring, PhysiologicAnestheticsAnesthesiaAnesthetic drugs and EEG signaturesDepth of anesthesiaElectroencephalogramIntensive careProcessed electroencephalogram

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