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Table 4 Methods used to promote stability of visual evoked potential waveform

From: Intraoperative monitoring of visual evoked potentials in patients undergoing transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenoma: a systematic review

Study (Year)

VEP waveform reproducibility / stability

Mode of Anaesthesia

Stimulus delivery device

Simultaneous ERG Monitoring

Feng et al. (2019) [18]

Not reported

TIVA

Flexible silicone patch LED goggles

No

Qiao et al. (2019) [19]

Not reported

TIVA

Light-proof goggles with a flashing LED

No

Toyama et al. (2018) [20]

97%

TIVA

Round silicone disc embedded with 16 red high luminosity flashing (100mCd) LEDs

Yes

Nishimura et al. (2018) [21]

98%

TIVA

Silicon discs with 16 red LEDs (100mCd)

Yes

Kurozumi et al. (2017) [22]

100%

Not reported

2 cm round silicone disc embedded with 16 red high luminosity flashing (100mCd) LEDs

Yes

Luo et al. (2015) [23]

83%

TIVA

Transparent eye patches placed on the closed eyes. Then the light-stimulating device was placed on the eyelids and covered with another transparent eye patch

No

Kamio et al. (2014) [7]

85%

TIVA

2 cm soft silicone disc embedded with 16 red high luminosity flashing (100mCd) LEDs

Yes

Houlden et al. (2014) [9]

83%

TIVA/ Gas inhalation

Goggle 3000mCd LED stimulators (3 LEDs on each side)

No

Chung et al. (2012) [24]

90%

TIVA

Bright LED goggles (XLTEK, Ontario, Canada)

No

Sasaki et al. (2010) [6]

94%

TIVA

2 cm silicone disc embedded with 16 red high-luminosity (100mCd) LEDs

Yes

Chacko et al. (1996) [25]

Not reported

Gas inhalation

Red LEDs fitted on goggles

No

  1. LED Light-emitting diode