Preliminary experience with point-of-care EEG in post-cardiac arrest patients

Jon C. Rittenbergera, Alexandra Weissmana, Maria Baldwinb, Kathryn Flickingera, Melissa J. Repinea, Francis X. Guyettea, Ankur A. Doshia, Cameron Dezfulianc, Clifton W. Callawaya, Jonathan Elmer

Objective

Abnormal electroencephalography (EEG) patterns are common after resuscitation from cardiac arrest and have clinical and prognostic importance. Bedside continuous EEGs are not available in many institutions. We tested the feasibility of using a point-of-care system for EEG acquisition.