Continuous and routine EEG in intensive care: utilization and outcomes, United States 2005-2009.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the effect of intensive care unit continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring on inpatient mortality, hospital charges, and length of stay.

Methods

A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a dataset representing 20% of inpatient discharges in nonfederal US hospitals. Adult discharge records reporting mechanical ventilation and EEG (routine EEG or cEEG) were included. cEEG was compared with routine EEG alone in association with the primary outcome of in-hospital mortality and secondary outcomes of total hospital charges and length of stay. Demographics, hospital characteristics, and medical comorbidity were used for multivariate adjustments of the primary and secondary outcomes.

Results

A total of 40,945 pat

SUBMITTER: Ney JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3854828 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature