aEEG in the Preterm Infant, Part I

As the limits of viability are pushed back and clinicians are challenged every day with caring for lower gestation age infants, understanding the evolving maturation of the neonatal brain is an important aspect of Neonatal Care in order to help optimise outcomes for Extremely Low Gestational Age infants. aEEG is a technique that has been successfully utilised to help to predict the long-term outcomes of infants in the NICU, and this method is also applied to the preterm population. This eSeminar will help clinicians understand the difference in the aEEG between term and preterm infants and to understand the benefits of monitoring preterm infants with aEEG technology.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the challenges of monitoring small preterm infants
• Describe the normal background patterns expected at varying gestational ages
• Discuss maturational features of aEEG
• Understand the Prognostic Value of aEEG in preterm infants