2018
S96. EEG reactivity testing practices for cardiac arrest coma prognostication in North America
Amorim E, Gaspard N, Gilmore E, Hahn C, Abend N, Herman S, Hirsch L, Lee J, Cash S, Westover M. S96. EEG reactivity testing practices for cardiac arrest coma prognostication in North America. Clinical Neurophysiology 2018, 129: e178. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.04.456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEEG reactivityReactivity testingPractice patternsCritical Care EEG Monitoring Research ConsortiumHypoxic-ischemic brain injuryNorth American academic medical centersCardiac arrest prognosticationNail bed pressureEEG technologistsUnfavorable functional outcomeAcademic medical centerAmerican academic medical centersReactivity assessmentPediatric hospitalFunctional outcomeIctal dischargesBrain injuryMultiple-choice surveyMedical CenterInter-rater agreementStimulation protocolComa prognosticationAuditory stimulationStimulation modalitiesTesting protocol
2015
Acute brain failure in severe sepsis: a prospective study in the medical intensive care unit utilizing continuous EEG monitoring
Gilmore EJ, Gaspard N, Choi HA, Cohen E, Burkart KM, Chong DH, Claassen J, Hirsch LJ. Acute brain failure in severe sepsis: a prospective study in the medical intensive care unit utilizing continuous EEG monitoring. Intensive Care Medicine 2015, 41: 686-694. PMID: 25763756, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-3709-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonconvulsive seizuresSevere sepsisEEG reactivityPeriodic dischargesLate seizuresSOFA scoreAPACHE IIFunctional outcomeContinuous sedationHigh riskLower riskMedical intensive care unitLong-term cognitive outcomesPresence of sedationAPACHE II scoreGood functional outcomeNonconvulsive status epilepticusIntensive care unitContinuous EEG monitoringAcute brain failureAcademic medical centerNew epilepsyII scoreClinical seizuresMedical ICU