Seizures in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery underappreciated, dangerous

19 agosto 2015

With mounting concerns about postoperative seizures, doctors placed 161 neonates who had undergone cardiac surgery on continuous EEG monitoring. They found that 8% of the neonates experienced EEG seizures and 85% of these were unrecognized clinically. Many of the seizures were severe, and the seizure group faced a higher risk of death, according to the investigators’ report.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150819134917.htm

Volver