Factors Affecting Transcranial Motor-Evoked Potential Measurements Using Single-Train Stimulation with an Increased Number of Pulses during Adolescent Scoliosis Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study

Author:

Toki Takayuki1ORCID,Fujita Noriaki1,Ichikawa Tomohiro2,Ochi Noriki2,Yokota Isao3,Sudo Hideki4ORCID,Morimoto Yuji1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Anesthesiology, Hokkaido University Hospital, N14W5, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan

2. Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, N14W5, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan

3. Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan

4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N14W5, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan

Abstract

Measurement of transcranial motor-evoked potentials (TcMEPs) during scoliosis surgery helps detect postoperative new neurological defects. However, TcMEP interpretation is difficult owing to the influence of intraoperative physiological, pharmacological, and time-related factors as well as stimulation conditions. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of the abovementioned factors on TcMEP amplitude using single-train stimulation with an increased number of pulses (STS-INP) during adolescent scoliosis surgery; moreover, we evaluated the complications of TcMEP measurement. We included 50 patients and 706 TcMEP measurements. A total of 1412 TcMEP waveforms were analyzed, each on the bilateral abductor pollicis brevis, tibialis anterior, and abductor hallucis muscles. We estimated the mean difference (95% confidence interval (CI)) and predicted mean difference (95% CI) evaluated using the interquartile range of each factor, based on a mixed-effect model with random intercepts for TcMEP amplitude. The predicted mean differences in TcMEP amplitude were clinically small compared with the actual TcMEP amplitude, suggesting that each factor had a limited effect on TcMEP amplitude. No intraoperative bite injuries or seizures were observed. Using STS-INP during adolescent scoliosis surgery may enable accurate measurement of TcMEP amplitude with neither complications nor the influence of various intraoperative factors.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Medicine

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