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Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in Latin America: A bibliometric analysis

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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.

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  1. Epilepsy Clinic, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Manuel Velasco Suárez, Juan. Av. Insurgentes Sur 3877, Col. La Fama, 14269, Tlalpan, Mexico

    Daniel San-juan MD, Ángel Labra Lorenzana MD, Jacob Eli García Torres MD, César Alessandro Ramos Delgado MD & Rodolfo Alejandro Leyva Oceguera MD

  2. Clinical Neurophysiology Department, Centro Medico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, Mexico, Mexico

    Wirton Peña Mercado MD

  3. Comision Coordinadora de Institutos Nacionales de Salud, Mexico, Mexico

    Ángel Lee MD

  4. Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Centro de Neurologia de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Paulo Andre Teixeira Kimaid MD, PhD

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San-juan, D., Mercado, W.P., Lorenzana, Á.L. et al. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in Latin America: A bibliometric analysis. J Clin Monit Comput 36, 1827–1832 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-022-00831-3

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