Advancing Trends in Electroencephalography Monitoring in Anesthesia: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1980 to 2024

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 442 - 452, 13.10.2025

Bülent Meriç Çam , Ahmet Salih Tüzen , Mürsel Kahveci , Muhammet Aydın Akdoğan

https://doi.org/10.52827/hititmedj.1654866

Abstract

This study examines research trends, productivity, and global academic collaborations related to electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring in anesthesia management. Articles published between 1980 and 2024 were analyzed using bibliometric methods in the Web of Science database.
A total of 3,371 articles were identified, with anesthesiology, neuroscience, and clinical neurology being the most active areas. The United States (865 articles) and Germany (433 articles) were the leading contributors. The number of articles strongly correlated with economic indicators such as Gross Domestic Product-Purchasing Power Parity (GDP-PPP) (r=0.885, p<0.001). EEG monitoring has become a multidisciplinary field with high citation rates in anesthesiology and neuroscience journals.
Key research topics include the bispectral index (BIS), Narcotrend index, entropy-based EEG analyses, and personalized anesthesia management. Developed countries drive innovation in this field, while equipment costs, technological requirements, and data interpretation complexity remain major barriers to widespread adoption of EEG-based anesthesia monitoring.

Keywords

Electroencephalography , Electroencephalogram , Anesthesia , Bibliometric analysis

Anestezide Elektroensefalografi Monitörizasyonunda Gelişen Trendler: 1980'den 2024'e Bibliyometrik Analiz

Abstract

Bu çalışma, anestezi yönetiminde elektroensefalografi (EEG) monitörizasyonu ile ilgili araştırma eğilimlerini, üretkenliği ve küresel akademik iş birliklerini incelemektedir. 1980-2024 yılları arasında yayımlanan makaleler, Web of Science veritabanında bibliyometrik analiz yöntemiyle değerlendirilmiştir.
Toplam 3.371 makale tespit edilmiş olup en aktif araştırma alanları anesteziyoloji, sinir bilimleri ve klinik nörolojidir. ABD (865 makale) ve Almanya (433 makale) en fazla katkı sağlayan ülkeler olarak öne çıkmıştır. Makale sayısı, Gayri Safi Yurtiçi Hasıla-Satın Alma Gücü Paritesi (GDP-PPP) gibi ekonomik göstergelerle güçlü bir ilişki göstermiştir (r=0.885, p<0.001). EEG izlemi, anesteziyoloji ve sinir bilimi dergilerinde yüksek atıf oranlarıyla çok disiplinli bir alan olarak öne çıkmaktadır.
Öne çıkan araştırma konuları arasında Bispektral indeks (BIS), Narcotrend indeksi, entropi temelli EEG analizleri ve EEG verilerine dayalı kişiselleştirilmiş anestezi yönetimi yer almaktadır. Gelişmiş ülkeler bu alanda yeniliklerin öncüsü konumundadır. Ancak ekipman maliyetleri, teknolojik gereksinimler ve veri yorumlamanın karmaşıklığı, EEG tabanlı anestezi izleminin yaygınlaşmasını kısıtlayan temel engeller arasında yer almaktadır.

Keywords

Elektroansefalografi , Elektroensefalogram , Anestezi , Bibliyometrik analiz

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