Prescription patterns for routine EEG ordering in patients with intracranial hemorrhage admitted to a neurointensive care unit.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine clinical factors, including established electroencephalography (EEG) consensus recommendations, that may influence EEG-prescription in critically-ill intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients in the neurointensive care unit.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of 330 ICH patients admitted to a neurointensive care unit at an academic medical center between 01/2013-12/2015. We compared EEG prescription patterns with current EEG consensus recommendations, and employed univariate and multivariable logistic regression modeling to determine clinical variables associated with EEG ordering.

Results

Seventy-eight (41%) of 190 subjects underwent EEG in accordance with EEG-consensus guidelines, demonstrating an overall accuracy (probability that EEG prescription alig

SUBMITTER: Ghasemi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6586233 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature