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Interrater agreement for Critical Care EEG Terminology
Author(s) -
Gaspard Nicolas,
Hirsch Lawrence J.,
LaRoche Suzette M.,
Hahn Cecil D.,
Westover M. Brandon
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/epi.12653
Subject(s) - electroencephalography , terminology , inter rater reliability , audiology , rhythm , psychology , clinical neurophysiology , pattern recognition (psychology) , medicine , neuroscience , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , linguistics , philosophy , rating scale
The interpretation of critical care electroencephalography (EEG) studies is challenging because of the presence of many periodic and rhythmic patterns of uncertain clinical significance. Defining the clinical significance of these patterns requires standardized terminology with high interrater agreement (IRA). We sought to evaluate IRA for the final, published American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS)-approved version of the critical care EEG terminology (2012 version). Our evaluation included terms not assessed previously and incorporated raters with a broad range of EEG reading experience.