Search Tag: eeg
2023 24 May
Hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest (CA) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy (WLST) is a common cause of death in these cases. Prognostication plays a crucial role. Current guidelines, such as those from ESICM, propose a multimodal approach combining clinical examination,...Read more
2020 03 Aug
Masimo SedLine® Brain Function Monitoring with PSi Processed EEG Helped Identify the Oversedations Masimo today announced that in a new study published in Anesthesia Research and Practice, researchers used Masimo SedLine® Brain Function Monitoring to investigate the depth of anesthesia of patients receiving propofol for outpatient colonoscopy,...Read more
2020 29 Jan
Summary: An HIT expert gives his view on how healthcare can be revamped by harnessing technology for existing care modalities rather than overhauling the entire system. I think the next few years will be characterised by a much better exploitation of systems that are used routinely in the care system. My impression is that we have a lot of...Read more
2017 25 Jul
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) can be used to identify ICU patients with severe traumatic brain injuries who have a level of consciousness not revealed by the standard bedside neurological examination. Early detection of consciousness and brain function in the intensive care unit could alter time-sensitive...Read more
2017 16 Mar
EEG measures continuously at the bedside the human brain’s electrical activity. Its main advantages are noninvasiveness, good spatial and temporal resolution, and sensitivity to changes in both brain structure and function. In ICU, seizures are frequent in patients with/without acute brain injury. They are often difficult to recognise, because...Read more
2016 27 May
SedLine, Which Helps Clinicians Improve Anesthetic Management, Receives CE Mark Masimo announced today the CE mark and scheduled full market release of Next Generation SedLine® Brain Function Monitoring technology at the European Society of Anaesthesiology's (ESA) 2016 Euroanaesthesia Congress in London, England. Next Generation SedLine enhances...Read more
2016 21 May
A portable system to detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been developed in Norway. The helmet-based system can run EEG tests at the scene of an accident or in an ambulance, and has been patented by Smartbrain. Haldor Sjåheim at Smartbrain explained that the EmerEEG system allows fast EEGs to be run. "The diagnostics and outcomes for many patient...Read more
2016 04 Apr
When ICU patients experience prolonged seizures, immediate action is required to prevent long-term neurological damage. An article in the April issue of Critical Care Nurse provides diagnosis and treatment guidance for nurses and other clinicians whose patients experience continuous or recurrent seizures, convulsive or non-convulsive. The article...Read more
2015 17 Aug
In a series of studies, Massachusetts General Hospital's researchers have observed the differences in the way common anaesthetics affect the brains of older patients and children — findings that could lead to ways of improving monitoring technology and the safety of general anaesthesia for such patients. Emery Brown, MD, PhD, and Patrick Purdon, PhD,...Read more
2014 14 Jul
A new app called MindRDR utilises a special headband to convert brain signals into instructions for Google Glass. The possibility exists to someday enable users to use their thoughts to take pictures and upload them to social media sites. It also has potential applications in the medical field, to help quadriplegics or people who suffer from locked-in...Read more