Processed EEG Use During Anesthesia and Outcomes: Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database

CONCLUSIONS: This large retrospective database study found no association between pEEG use during cardiac surgery and postoperative neurologic outcomes such as POD, stroke, encephalopathy, or coma. However, patients who underwent pEEG monitoring during anesthesia experienced higher mortality, even after adjustment for neurologic outcomes.PMID:34717905 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.049

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 31, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Frederick W Lombard Sounak Roy Ashish S Shah Xiaoke Feng Matthew S Shotwell Miklos D Kertai Source Type: research