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ArticlePaediatrics & child health2020

Implementation of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography in tertiary Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units-a longitudinal study.

Beate Grass, Blondel Crosdale, Matthew Keyzers, Poorva Deshpande, Cecil Hahn, Linh G Ly, Patrick J McNamara

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Article in Paediatrics & child health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Neurodevelopmental forecasting in preterms: aEEG at 32 weeks vs. MRI at term in predicting 2-year outcomes.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Beate GrassDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario.ORCID 0000-0002-4965-2814
Blondel CrosdaleDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario.
Matthew KeyzersDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario.
Poorva DeshpandeDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Cecil HahnDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Linh G LyDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario.
Patrick J McNamaraDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario.
Hospital for Sick Children · CAUniversity of Toronto · CAMount Sinai Hospital · CAUniversity of Iowa · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the implementation of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) as bedside monitoring tool of cerebral function in tertiary Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) over the past decade.

methodsLongitudinal study consisting of online surveys of neonatologists on the use of aEEG in 2009 and 2018.

resultsThe response rate to the survey was 72 of 149 (49%) in 2009 and 18 of 30 (60%) in 2018, respectively. aEEG has been implemented in almost all (2009: 62.5%; 2018: 94%) tertiary Canadian NICUs. Two-thirds (2009: 67%; 2018: 71%) of the respondents considered information from aEEG tracing helpful in clinical practice. The main indications for aEEG were term neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (2009 and 2018: 76%) and seizure detection/surveillance (2009: 88%; 2018: 94%). Teaching on aEEG has been implemented for neonatologists (2018: 100%) and health care providers (2018: 50%) in tertiary Canadian NICUs but there is a lack of standardization of training. Use of aEEG in preterm neonates (2009: 37%, 2018: 33%) and application of aEEG in research (18% reported occasional use) is less common.

conclusionaEEG is well established in tertiary Canadian NICUs to monitor cerebral function and detect seizure activity. There is a need to develop formalized aEEG training programs and methods to assess competence. Further implementation of aEEG in preterm neonates and research is desirable.

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aEEGAmplitude-integrated electroencephalographyNeonatologyNICUSurvey

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PMID33354260
PMCPMC7739544
OpenAlexW2980296812

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