Key result
Standardized EEG interpretation, specifically an organized background and sleep architecture, correlates with a good outcome in comatose patients following cardiac arrest.
Why the study?
Does standardized EEG interpretation predict prognosis in comatose patients following cardiac arrest?
Does standardized EEG interpretation predict prognosis in comatose patients following cardiac arrest?
The presence of sleep transients and an organized background on EEG may indicate a good prognosis in comatose patients after cardiac arrest.
Editors' Note: Commenting on “Standardized EEG interpretation accurately predicts prognosis after cardiac arrest,” Dr. Sethi shares his experience, suggesting that an organized background and the presence of sleep architecture on EEG correlate with a good outcome in comatose patients following cardiac arrest. Westhall et al., authors of the study, did not evaluate the prognostic value of these patterns in the present study, but plan to do so when they expand the study. They add that the occurrence of sleep transients in the early stage after resuscitation probably indicates a good prognosis, but considering the low prevalence in this acute setting, the …
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Nitin K. Sethi (2016) conducted an editorial in Cardiac arrest. Standardized EEG interpretation was evaluated on Prognosis. Standardized EEG interpretation, specifically an organized background and sleep architecture, correlates with a good outcome in comatose patients following cardiac arrest.
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