Abstract Background/Objective Prognostication is a routine part of the delivery of
neurocritical care for most patients with acute neurocritical illnesses. Numerous prognostic …

Prognostication in Neurocritical Care : CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology
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Background Advances in intensive care medicine have increased survival rates of patients
with critical neurological conditions. The focus of prognostication for such patients is …

Prognostication is crucial in the neurological intensive care unit (neuroICU). Patients with
severe acute brain injury (SABI) are unable to make their own decisions because of the …

Objectives: To describe the sources of uncertainty in prognosticating devastating brain
injury, the role of the intensivist in prognostication, and ethical considerations in …

This book is an invaluable review of neurologic critical care in the intensive care unit. The
emphasis is on management in day-to-day practice. Part I is devoted to basic management …

Objectives: Accurate prognostic information in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
remains limited, but mortality following the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies is high and …

An appreciation of prognosis is essential for effective clinical practice, in neurology as in
other fields. Predicting risk of a poor outcome in individuals, or at least in well-defined …

Background Neurocritical care is devoted to the care of critically ill patients with acute
neurological or neurosurgical emergencies. There is limited information regarding …

Objective: To analyze survival, mortality, and long-term functional disability outcome and to
determine predictors of unfavorable outcome in critically ill patients admitted to a neurologic …