Abstract
Background: Intraoperative EEG suppression duration has been associated with postoperative delirium and mortality. In a clinical trial testing anaesthesia titration to avoid EEG suppression, the intervention did not decrease the incidence of postoperative delirium, but was associated with reduced 30-day mortality. The present study evaluated whether the EEG-guided anaesthesia intervention was also associated with reduced 1-yr mortality. Methods: This manuscript reports 1 yr follow-up of subjects from a single-centre RCT, including a post hoc secondary outcome (1-yr mortality) in addition to pre-specified secondary outcomes. The trial included subjects aged 60 yr or older undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia between January 2015 and May 2018. Patients were randomised to receive EEG-guided anaesthesia or usual care. The previously reported primary outcome was postoperative delirium. The outcome of the current study was all-cause 1-yr mortality. Results: Of the 1232 subjects enrolled, 614 subjects were randomised to EEG-guided anaesthesia and 618 subjects to usual care. One-year mortality was 57/591 (9.6%) in the guided group and 62/601 (10.3%) in the usual-care group. No significant difference in mortality was observed (adjusted absolute risk difference, –0.7%; 99.5% confidence interval, –5.8% to 4.3%; P=0.68). Conclusions: An EEG-guided anaesthesia intervention aiming to decrease duration of EEG suppression during surgery did not significantly decrease 1-yr mortality. These findings, in the context of other studies, do not provide supportive evidence for EEG-guided anaesthesia to prevent intermediate term postoperative death. Clinical trial registration: NCT02241655.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 386-395 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | British Journal of Anaesthesia |
Volume | 127 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- burst suppression
- depth of anaesthesia
- electroencephalogram suppression
- postoperative death
- postoperative delirium
- postoperative falls
- postoperative mortality
- quality of life
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine