Table 2

Facilities, equipment and personnel

VariableResponses (%), n=35
Neuro-HDU
 Yes15 (43)
 No20 (57)
ICU
 Yes35 (100)
cEEG (1–24 hour+) availability
 Yes always11 (31)
 Yes but ad hoc19 (54)
 No only routine EEG5 (14)
cEEG recordings per month
 None7 (20)
 1–210 (29)
 3–1011 (31)
 >107 (20)
Neuroscientist coverage
 24/79 (26)
 7 days in hours only11 (31)
 5 days week15 (43)
Epileptologist coverage
 24/710 (29)
 24/7 unrostered7 (20)
 Standard hours or less12 (34)
 Staff neurologists6 (17)
Remote EEG capacity
 Yes and live20 (57)
 Yes but non-live8 (23)
 No7 (20)
Frequency of EEG review
 Ad hoc21 (60)
 Twice daily6 (17)
 Once daily2 (6)
 Retrospective post completion2 (6)
 Other/none4 (11)
Use of quantitative EEG
 Yes4 (11)
 No31 (89)
Barriers to cEEG (multiple choices available)
 Lack of funding26 (74)
 Lack of physical resources12 (34)
 Lack of personnel25 (71)
 Lack of knowledge to run cEEG service3 (9)
 Perceived lack of evidence5 (14)
 Other: need to expand, need more reporting2 (6)
  • cEEG, continuous EEG; EEG, electroencephalography; HDU, high-dependency unit; ICU, intensive care unit.