Daniel San-Juan1, Wirton Peña Mercado2, Ángel Labra Lorenzana3, Jacob Eli García Torres3, César Alessandro Ramos Delgado3, Rodolfo Alejandro Leyva Oceguera3, Ángel Lee4, Paulo Andre Teixeira Kimaid5. 1. Epilepsy Clinic, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Manuel Velasco Suárez, Juan. Av. Insurgentes Sur 3877, Col. La Fama, 14269, Tlalpan, Mexico. pegaso31@yahoo.com. 2. Clinical Neurophysiology Department, Centro Medico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, Mexico, Mexico. 3. Epilepsy Clinic, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Manuel Velasco Suárez, Juan. Av. Insurgentes Sur 3877, Col. La Fama, 14269, Tlalpan, Mexico. 4. Comision Coordinadora de Institutos Nacionales de Salud, Mexico, Mexico. 5. Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Centro de Neurologia de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IOMM) has been used worldwide in the attempt to reduce postsurgical neurological deficits, however, most of the publications are from developed countries. There is a global bibliometric analysis of IOMN in spinal surgery, however, the contribution of Latin America (LA) is not mentioned. The aim of this study is to describe scientific productivity, patterns of publications, and thematic trends of IONM in LA. METHODS: Data was collected using Scopus database, by searching scientific articles with LA affiliation, using 18 keywords. We excluded duplicates, not original articles, reviews, surveys, and articles not related to humans. Articles were analyzed and classified as follows: year of publication, language of the original document, journals metrics, country, IONM modality, etiology, location of surgery, medical specialties, and outcome. Descriptive statistics were used. RESULTS: We obtained 8,699 scientific articles of which 41 scientific articles from 7 LA countries were selected. Mexico has the highest number of publications. In most countries, supratentorial location showed the highest frequency. Somatosensory evoked potentials and electrocorticography were the most performed modalities. Neurosurgery was the most involved specialty of our 41 scientific articles, and 95.1% of these publications concluded that IONM is useful to guide surgical procedures. CONCLUSIONS: Mexico and Brazil have led IONM publications in LA. The lower reference in publications of visual evoked potentials and brainstem auditory evoked potentials IONM modalities, could be considered in the future to boost tailored research in LA.
PURPOSE: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IOMM) has been used worldwide in the attempt to reduce postsurgical neurological deficits, however, most of the publications are from developed countries. There is a global bibliometric analysis of IOMN in spinal surgery, however, the contribution of Latin America (LA) is not mentioned. The aim of this study is to describe scientific productivity, patterns of publications, and thematic trends of IONM in LA. METHODS: Data was collected using Scopus database, by searching scientific articles with LA affiliation, using 18 keywords. We excluded duplicates, not original articles, reviews, surveys, and articles not related to humans. Articles were analyzed and classified as follows: year of publication, language of the original document, journals metrics, country, IONM modality, etiology, location of surgery, medical specialties, and outcome. Descriptive statistics were used. RESULTS: We obtained 8,699 scientific articles of which 41 scientific articles from 7 LA countries were selected. Mexico has the highest number of publications. In most countries, supratentorial location showed the highest frequency. Somatosensory evoked potentials and electrocorticography were the most performed modalities. Neurosurgery was the most involved specialty of our 41 scientific articles, and 95.1% of these publications concluded that IONM is useful to guide surgical procedures. CONCLUSIONS: Mexico and Brazil have led IONM publications in LA. The lower reference in publications of visual evoked potentials and brainstem auditory evoked potentials IONM modalities, could be considered in the future to boost tailored research in LA.
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