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Prognostication of post-cardiac arrest coma: early clinical and electroencephalographic predictors of outcome
Sivaraju A, Gilmore EJ, Wira CR, Stevens A, Rampal N, Moeller JJ, Greer DM, Hirsch LJ, Gaspard N. Prognostication of post-cardiac arrest coma: early clinical and electroencephalographic predictors of outcome. Intensive Care Medicine 2015, 41: 1264-1272. PMID: 25940963, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-3834-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBetter outcomesPoor outcomeEpileptiform dischargesPost-cardiac arrest comatose patientsCritical care EEG terminologyPost-cardiac arrest comaMethodsProspective cohort studyContinuous EEG monitoringLow-voltage EEGPositive predictive valueAbsence of reactivityEEG terminologyCohort studySpontaneous circulationBrainstem reflexesClinical outcomesComatose patientsFalse positive ratePoor prognosisPrognostic significanceSuppression burstsClinical variablesClinical correlatesElectroencephalographic patternsElectroencephalographic predictors
2023
The International Cardiac Arrest Research Consortium Electroencephalography Database
Amorim E, Zheng W, Ghassemi M, Aghaeeaval M, Kandhare P, Karukonda V, Lee J, Herman S, Sivaraju A, Gaspard N, Hofmeijer J, van Putten M, Sameni R, Reyna M, Clifford G, Westover M. The International Cardiac Arrest Research Consortium Electroencephalography Database. Critical Care Medicine 2023, 51: 1802-1811. PMID: 37855659, PMCID: PMC10841086, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac arrestNeurologic outcomeCerebral Performance Category scaleContinuous electroencephalography monitoringGood functional recoverySevere neurologic disabilityIctal-interictal continuumIndividuals 16 yearsBrain injury researchCardiac arrest researchMost patientsNeurologic disabilityMulticenter cohortSpontaneous circulationComatose patientsFunctional recoveryEpileptiform activityElectroencephalography monitoringTeaching hospitalBackground continuityClinical dataBurst suppressionPatientsEpileptiform patternsSpike frequency