Accuracy of EEG Slow Wave Activity in Predicting Favourable Outcome in Patients With Hypoxic Brain Injury - A Substudy of STEPCARE Trial
This is an observational substudy embedded in the STEPCARE Trial. The study involves EEG analysis, covered by the ethics approval of STEPCARE Trial. The investigators aim to compare the accuracy of a continuously measured algorithm-based EEG index, C-Trend Index, with retrospective visual analysis of continuous EEG in predicting favorable functional outcome in adult patients treated in intensive care units after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The primary hypothesis is that the accuracy of C-Trend Index has at least 10% better accuracy in predicting favorable outcome than the visual analysis of cEEG, when assessed early, 9-12 hours after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).
• Age 18 years or older
• OHCA, with sustained ROSC
• Unconscious after ROSC
• No limitations to full life support
• Randomized to STEPCARE Trial in a participating center with Brainstatus device available