Evaluating the obtunded patient after cardiac surgery: the role of continuous electroencephalography.

Purpose: This prospective study was designed to evaluate the role of continuous electroencephalography (EEG) in the management of adult patients with neurological dysfunction early after cardiac surgery.

Materials And Methods: Seven hundred twenty-three patients undergoing cardiac surgery between December 2010 and June 2011 were divided into 2 groups based on the presence or absence of post-operative neurological dysfunction. All patients with neurological dysfunction underwent continuous EEG.