A Young Doctor’s Perspective Was Forever Changed by ICU Experience

A Young Doctor’s Perspective Was Forever Changed by ICU Experience

A healthy 30-year-old doctor had an unexpected medical emergency while preparing for a procedure, which led to the discovery of a small hemorrhage in her dorsal brainstem. She was transferred to the neuro ICU and experienced... read more

Neuromonitoring in the Neonatal ECMO Patient

Neuromonitoring in the Neonatal ECMO Patient

Utilization of extraocorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has become increasingly widespread as a bridging therapy for neonates with severe, reversible respiratory or cardiac diseases. While significant risks remain, due... read more

Standardized Data Collection in Prehospital Critical Care

Standardized Data Collection in Prehospital Critical Care

The medical problems categorized by HEMS personnel can be seen as valid. The greatest challenges remain in the classification of stroke and other neurological emergencies. Patients treated by HEMS personnel are characterized... read more

Post-acute Neurological Consequences of COVID-19

Post-acute Neurological Consequences of COVID-19

COVID-19 and its neurological consequences particularly burden marginalized communities, and so can only be effectively treated by advancing health equity. Our world has witnessed over 275 million confirmed cases of COVID-19... read more

ICU Protocols: A Step-wise Approach

ICU Protocols: A Step-wise Approach

The second edition of this highly successful book includes up-to-date notes on the step-wise management of clinical emergencies encountered in everyday intensive care units (ICU). Each thoroughly revised chapter provides... read more

Hospitals With and Without Neurosurgery: Evaluating TBI Patients Outcomes

Hospitals With and Without Neurosurgery: Evaluating TBI Patients Outcomes

In our study, centralization of TBI patients significantly impacted short- and long-term outcomes. For TBI patients admitted to no-NSH centers, our results suggest that the least critically ill can effectively be managed... read more

COVID-19 and Critical Illness Neuropathy

COVID-19 and Critical Illness Neuropathy

We have described COVID patients in the ICU with critical illness neuropathy (CIP). COVID-related CIP could have implications for the functional recovery and rehabilitation strategies. Nerve conduction studies showed a... read more

Imputation Strategies for Missing Baseline Neurological Assessment Covariates After TBI

Imputation Strategies for Missing Baseline Neurological Assessment Covariates After TBI

Statistical models for outcome prediction are central to traumatic brain injury (TBI) research and critical to baseline risk adjustment. Glasgow coma score (GCS) and pupil reactivity are crucial covariates in all such models... read more

Neuropsychiatric Disorders and COVID-19

Neuropsychiatric Disorders and COVID-19

We read with interest the Article by Maxime Taquet and colleagues1 in The Lancet Psychiatry that evaluated a large population (n=236 379) for neurological and psychiatric complications of COVID-19 via analysis of diagnostic... read more

A Perspective on Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome

A Perspective on Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome

This book presents a valuable new perspective on Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome (PCAS), which was defined as system failure following whole-body ischemia-reperfusion injuries by the 2008 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.... read more

Persistent Neuropsychiatric Symptoms After COVID-19

Persistent Neuropsychiatric Symptoms After COVID-19

The nature and extent of persistent neuropsychiatric symptoms after COVID-19 are not established. To help inform mental health service planning in the pandemic recovery phase, we systematically determined the prevalence of... read more

Mayo Clinic Critical and Neurocritical Care Board Review

Mayo Clinic Critical and Neurocritical Care Board Review

Mayo Clinic Critical and Neurocritical Care Board Review is an all-inclusive review of the pathophysiology and care of the neurocritically ill and critically ill patient. The book reviews the core major critical care... read more

Intraosseous vs. Intravenous Vascular Access During CPR for Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

Intraosseous vs. Intravenous Vascular Access During CPR for Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

The meta-analysis revealed no significant association between types of vascular access and neurological outcomes at hospital discharge among out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) patients. Time to intervention was identified... read more

ICU Manual

ICU Manual

This practical guide provides a multidisciplinary, clinically oriented approach to the management of patients in intensive care. The book discusses the complete range of specialties, including cardiology, pulmonology,... read more