Cardiac arrest & resuscitation

Value of EEG in outcome prediction of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in the ICU: A narrative review

ResuscitationPublished Narrative review

Study context

Population
Comatose patients with postanoxic encephalopathy after cardiac arrest

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

  • EEG increasingly used for prognostication; advantages: non-invasive, allows monitoring brain function over time
  • Use of EEG in critical care faces a number of challenges

Original publication

Value of EEG in outcome prediction of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in the ICU: A narrative review. Resuscitation. Published 5 July 2023. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109900

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