Table 2.
Characteristics of Respondents (N = 22)
| Characteristics | N (%) |
| Type of hospital | |
| Tertiary referral center | 18 (82) |
| University-affiliated community hospital | 4 (18) |
| Respondent board certification | |
| CSCN EEG diplomate | 21 (95) |
| FRCPC | 17 (77) |
| ABPN, clinical neurophysiology | 2 (9) |
| ABCN | 2 (9) |
| Hospital campuses associated with EEG laboratory | |
| 1 | 3 (14) |
| 2 | 7 (32) |
| 3 | 6 (27) |
| 4 | 3 (14) |
| ≥5 | 3 (14) |
| cEEG available | |
| Yes | 19 (86) |
| No | 3 (14) |
| ICUs served by EEG laboratory | |
| 1 | 4 (18) |
| 2 | 4 (18) |
| 3 | 6 (27) |
| 4 | 6 (27) |
| ≥5 | 2(9) |
| Number of ICUs with access to cEEG | |
| 0 | 3 (14) |
| 1 | 10 (45) |
| 2 | 3 (14) |
| 3 | 3 (14) |
| 4 | 2 (9) |
| ≥5 | 1 (5) |
| Types of ICUs | |
| General systems ICU | 22 (100) |
| Cardiac ICU | 18 (82) |
| Cardiac surgery ICU | 11 (50) |
| Neurocritical care ICU | 8 (36) |
| Surgical ICU | 1 (5) |
Abbreviations: ABCN = American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology; ABPN = American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; cEEG = continuous EEG; CSCN = Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology; FRCPC = Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; ICU = intensive care unit.