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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 6.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Oct 17;101(2):631–637. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.002

Table 3.

Outcomes Subdivided by the Loss or Maintenance of Electroencephalographic Activity Immediately After Circulatory Arrest

Characteristic Total (N = 71)
No. (%)
Loss of EEG Activity
(n = 32) No. (%)
Maintenance of EEG Activity
(n = 39) No. (%)
p Value
30-day mortality 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (2.6) 0.99
Stroke 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) NA
Transient ischemic attack 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) NA
Mental status change
  Permanent 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) NA
  Transient 5 (7) 3 (9) 2 (5) 0.65

EEG = electroencephalography; NA = not applicable.