Key clinical point: Children who have background EEG asymmetry on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation have worse outcomes even after adjustment for recent cardiac arrest and EEG suppression.

Major finding: The odds ratio for dying in the hospital or leaving with a Functional Status Score above 12 approached 30 (95% confidence interval, 2.2-398.3; P = .003).

Study details: Review of 41 children on ECMO.

Disclosures: There was no external funding, and the senior investigator didn’t have any disclosures.