• Cathaleine S M Hoorn, Marjolein M Admiraal, KoelmanJohannes H T MJHTMAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Cornelis J Stam, Elisabeth C W van Straaten, Rosalinde E R Slot, Janneke Horn, and Anne-Fleur van Rootselaar.
• Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Resuscitation. 2024 Aug 1; 201: 110255110255.

ObjectivesTo investigate whether rhythmic/periodic EEG patterns (RPP) appearing after propofol discontinuation are more likely to be related to the elimination phase of propofol, or are an expression of severe brain damage.MethodsIn a retrospective cohort of comatose postanoxic patients, EEG was assessed one hour before (baseline) and on hour after discontinuation of propofol. Presence and duration of RPP were related to (changes in) EEG background pattern and duration of sedation.ResultsIn eleven (of 36 eligible) patients RPP appeared after propofol discontinuation and disappeared in seven of these patients within one hour. A continuous background pattern at baseline and shorter duration of propofol infusion seemed associated with (earlier) spontaneous disappearance of RPP. In ten patients with RPP at baseline, the EEG did not change, and in one patient it changed into burst-suppression.ConclusionOur findings suggest that RPP after propofol discontinuation could be propofol-related.DiscussionRPP might be related to propofol discontinuation rather than an expression of severe brain damage, especially in case of, and congruent with, a continuous pattern at the time of propofol discontinuation. This opens a new insight in this phenomenon and its transient nature. In clinical practice, we suggest to consider the timing of propofol discontinuation when assessing the EEG signal in postanoxic patients.Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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