Neurointensive Care Unit : Clinical Practice and Organization /

This book offers valuable guidance to neurointensivists, other neurocritical care staff, and those desiring to develop a neurocritical care unit via a thorough discussion of neurological emergencies and neurocritical care unit organization. This comprehensive volume begins with a review of acute neu...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Nelson, Sarah E. (Editor), Nyquist, Paul A. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Series:	Current Clinical Neurology,
Subjects:	Neurology . Critical care medicine. Practice of medicine. Neurology. Intensive / Critical Care Medicine. Practice and Hospital Management. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Section 1: Review of the Clinical Standards for Acute Neurological Emergencies. Ischemic stroke
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Intracranial hemorrhage
Cerebral venous thrombosis
TBI
Spinal Cord
Oncological Emergencies
Surgical Emergencies
Status epilepticus
Infectious Encephalitis and Meningitis
Autoimmune Encephalitis
Neuromuscular disorders
Acute Causes of Encephalopathy.-Section 2: Identified Systems of Care. Triage officer models
Telemedicine
Tertiary/specialty care requests
Operating room
Emergency department
Neurology and neurosurgery floors
Patients with acute neurological emergencies and other primary medical needs from other services
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Neurointerventional services
Emergency department
Nursing care
Continuous EEG monitoring
Multimodality monitoring
Ultrasound-TCD and bedside
Cardiology
Infection control
Pharmacy
Neuroradiology
Airway management
Ethical and legal issues
Patients who recover
Patient with partial recovery
Mortality
Physician billing and RVUs
Economic impact of physician substitutes
Economic impact of house staff.