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Published on: September 6, 2017
Exploring state changes/sleep-wake cycling in mechanically ventilated children using amplitude-integrated EEG
Douwe van der Steen1, Alette A Koopman1, Eline Oppersma2
1Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Critical Care Medicine, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Groningen, the University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Summary
Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) shows sleep-wake cycling in critically ill children. Reduced cycling in these children indicates higher mortality, suggesting aEEG
Area of Science:
- Pediatric critical care medicine
- Neurophysiology
- Sleep science
Background:
- Critically ill children experience sleep disruption due to various factors.
- Continuous sleep monitoring is needed for this population.
- Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) may offer insights into sleep patterns.
Purpose of the Study:
- To characterize aEEG background patterns.
- To analyze aEEG state changes and sleep-wake cycling (SWC) in mechanically ventilated critically ill children.
Main Methods:
- EEG signals were transformed into aEEG.
- Analysis included 3-hour epochs, with a maximum of 10 epochs per patient.
- aEEG recordings were stratified by background patterns and SWC.
Main Results:
- Analysis included 721 epochs from 118 children (median age 4.5 months).
- Continuous normal voltage aEEG was observed in over 80% of epochs.
- Reduced SWC on aEEG correlated with higher mortality.
Conclusions:
- Most critically ill children demonstrated aEEG evidence of SWC.
- aEEG is a promising tool for continuous sleep monitoring in pediatric intensive care.
Keywords:
Amplitude-integrated electroencephalographyMechanical ventilationPediatric intensive care unitSleep architectureMore Related Videos
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