Table 4.
aInstitutional Continuous EEG Availability (N = 19)
| Characteristics | Percentage (%) |
| Number of video EEG machines available | |
| 1–5 | 13 (68) |
| 6–10 | 5 (26) |
| 11–15 | 1 (5) |
| bNumber of cEEG machines that can run simultaneously | |
| 1 | 5 (26) |
| 2 | 3 (16) |
| 3 | 3 (16) |
| 4 | 6 (32) |
| ≥5 | 2 (11) |
| bPatients undergoing cEEG/month | |
| <5 | 9 (47) |
| 6–10 | 6 (32) |
| 10–20 | 4 (21) |
| Technologist availability | |
| Technologist on-site 24/7 | 0 |
| Technologist on-call 24/7 | 6 (31) |
| 7 d a wk, extended hours (8:00 am–10:00 pm) | 2 (11) |
| 7 d a wk, daytime hours only (8:00 am–3:00 pm) | 8 (42) |
| Weekdays only (8:00 am–3:00 pm) | 3 (16) |
| Time from ordering to cEEG hookup | |
| ≤4 h | 9 (47) |
| End of the day (3:00 pm same day) | 8 (42) |
| End of the next day (3:00 pm next day) | 2 (11) |
| Technologist time for hookup | |
| <30 min | 6 (31) |
| 30–60 min | 11 (58) |
| >60 min | 2 (11) |
Abbreviation: cEEG = continuous EEG.
a
Institutions without cEEG excluded from analysis (n = 3).