postanoxic coma

Value of electroencephalography for prognosis and treatment of comatose patients after circulatory arrest

01 januari 2021

Abstract All comatose patients after circulatory arrest initially have a severely abnormal disturbed electroencephalogram. The speed of normalisation is a robust contributor to prediction of outcome. Differences between patients with poor and good outcome are largest 50% suppression at ≥24 hours are invariably associated with poor outcome. This includes burst…