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Table 3 Prognostic predictive value of continuous EEG (30-day mortality)

From: Prognostic value of continuous EEG monitoring during therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest

 

PPV

NPV

FPR

Nonreactive background

1.00 (0.74-1.00)

0.83 (0.65-0.97)

0 (0-0.18)

Prolonged discontinuous activity ("burst-suppression")

1.00 (0.71-1.00)

0.86 (0.61-0.95)

0 (0-0.18)

Seizures/epileptiform discharges

1.00 (0.59-1.00)

0.70 (0.50-0.86)

0 (0-0.18)

Bilaterally absent SSEPs

1.00 (0.48-1.00)

0.70 (0.50-0.86)

0 (0-0.18)

  1. FPR, false-positive rate; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; SSEPs, somatosensory evoked potentials.