Simplified frontal EEG in adults under veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

EEG-based prognostication studies in intensive care units often rely on a standard 21-electrode montage (_stdEEG) requiring substantial human, technical, and financial resources. We here evaluate whether a simplified 4-frontal electrode montage (_4-frontEEG) can detect EEG patterns associated with poor outcomes in adult patients under veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO).

Methods

We conducted a reanalysis of EEG data from a prospective cohort on 118 adult patients under VA-ECMO, in whom EEG was performed on admission to intensive care. EEG patterns of interest included background rhythm, discontinuity, reactivity, and the Synek's score. They were all reassessed by an intensivist on a _4-frontEEG montage, whose a

SUBMITTER: Touchard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8119573 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature