To evaluate the ability of NICU (NeuroIntensive Care Unit) staff to interpret, before and after a training period, symmetry, sedation level, seizures activities and artefact on continuous cEEG/qEEG (continuous electroencephalography/quantitative electroencephalography) tracings.
Using a web based tool, the clinicians of the two study centers will review 24 hours of recording (raw EEG data + derived qEEG variables). The intensivists will evaluate: * simmetry, * sedation level, * seizures activities and * artefact on continuous cEEG/qEEG tracings. The same tracings will be blindly reviewed by a certified neurophysiologist (using the app). The neurophysiologist evaluation will be considered as "reference". The results of the evaluation will be compared (intensivists vs. neurophysiologist) in order to understand if the intensivists are able to adequately identify the pathological findings. The study period will be: * before a formal training * after a formal training by neurophysiologist in order to understand if the training is able to improve the intensivists performance.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
30
Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni Xxiii
Bergamo, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo
Monza, Italy
Number of Correct qEEG Evaluations
Percentage of correct evaluation of qEEG tracings by intensivists vs. neurophysiologist. The result will be expressed as percentage of correct evaluations for each domain.
Time frame: 2 months
Kappa Coefficient of Agreement Between Intensivists and Neurophysiologists After Training
Comparison of the correct answers of the intensivist before and after a period of training. Results will be expressed as coefficient of agreement between neurophysiologists and intensivists in interpretation of the tracings of continuous electroencephalography using Cohen's kappa coefficient, after training
Time frame: 12 months
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