Key result
Computerized EEG monitoring during CEA does not reliably predict postoperative deficits following prolonged ischemic events.
Why the study?
Does computerised EEG monitoring predict postoperative deficits in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy?
Observational (n=20)
Does computerised EEG monitoring predict postoperative deficits in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy?
Computerised EEG monitoring during carotid endarterectomy is easy to use, but the definition of significant ischaemic events may need modification as events longer than 1 minute did not consistently predict postoperative deficits.
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Hypothesis-generating for EEG ischaemia thresholds in carotid endarterectomy; prospective studies needed before revising monitoring criteria or practice.
Baker et al. (1986) conducted an observational in Carotid endarterectomy (n=20). Computerised EEG monitoring was evaluated on Postoperative deficits following ischaemic EEG events. Computerised EEG monitoring during carotid endarterectomy was easy to use, but ischaemic EEG events longer than 1 minute were not necessarily followed by postoperative deficits.
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