Takeaway
Severely abnormal continuous electroencephalogram (cEEG) background activity and longer duration of electrographic seizures (ES) are associated with death in children undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Why this matters
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation provides prolonged, life-saving support to children with profoundly compromised cardiac and respiratory function but can lead to brain injury.
Continuous EEG background information could potentially inform prognosis of patients undergoing ECMO and may help to reduce brain injury in these patients.