Abstract
Background
At the present time there is no parameter that can estimate the quality of cerebral
perfusion and possible success of cerebral resuscitation during advanced cardiac life
support (ACLS) efforts. In recent years, various attempts have been made to use electroencephalography
(EEG)-based cerebral neuromonitoring to assess the effectiveness of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR).
Objectives
The Cerebral State Monitor M3 (Danmeter A/S, Odense, Denmark) is a portable, single-channel
EEG monitor that provides the user with different EEG-based parameters and the raw
waveform EEG to measure cerebral activity.
Case Report
We report two cases of out-of-hospital CPR with single-channel EEG monitoring conducted
parallel to ACLS with external chest compressions. We demonstrate an artifact in waveform
EEG recordings that is caused by the external chest compressions, and that leads to
a miscalculation of the Burst Suppression Ratio and Cerebral State Index.
Conclusion
These cases suggest that digitally processed EEG-monitoring is not a useful tool during
CPR.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: September 10, 2010
Accepted:
May 30,
2010
Received in revised form:
April 14,
2010
Received:
January 31,
2010
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