PICU, N/IICU and CICU Clinical Pathway for
Children who Require EEG Monitoring
Related Pathway
EPIC Order Sets
- ICU EEG Monitoring Pathway
- Status Epilepticus
- HIE
Acute Encephalopathy and/or Brain Injury
Communication Roles & Responsibilities
- ICU MD/NP
- Completes "ICU EEG Monitoring” order set
- Calls EEG Technologist or Neurology ICU Consultation Service
- EEG Technologist
- Initiates EEG monitoring
- Neurology ICU Consultation Service
- Develops Seizure Action Plan
- First Seizure Notification
- PICU: EEG Technologist notifies ICU Fellow/NP
- N/IICU & CICU: EEG Technologist notifies Neurology ICU Consultation Service
- Subsequent Seizure(s) Notification
- All ICUs: EEG Technologist notifies Neurology ICU Consultation Service
Posted: March 2014
Revised: July 2022
Authors: N. Abend, MD; D. Dlugos, MD; R. Ichord, MD; D. Licht, MD; M. Donnelly, CLTM, RPSGT; L. Vala, RN, REEGT; A. Topjian, MD; M. Naim, MD; D. Munson, MD
Revised: July 2022
Authors: N. Abend, MD; D. Dlugos, MD; R. Ichord, MD; D. Licht, MD; M. Donnelly, CLTM, RPSGT; L. Vala, RN, REEGT; A. Topjian, MD; M. Naim, MD; D. Munson, MD
Evidence
- The ILAE Classification of Seizures and the Epilepsies: Modification for Seizures in the Neonate. Position Paper by the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures
- Consensus Statement on Continuous EEG in Critically Ill Adults and Children, Part I: Indications
- Consensus Statement on Continuous EEG in Critically Ill Adults and Children, Part II: Personnel, Technical Specifications, and Clinical Practice
- Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Status Epilepticus
- The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Guideline on Continuous Electroencephalography Monitoring in Neonates
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