Background Warfarin sodium is highly effective for prevention of embolic stroke, particularly
in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, but its expected benefit can be offset by risk of intracerebral …

Esta edição traz as Diretrizes Brasileiras sobre o Manejo da Ressuscitação Cardiopulmonar
(RCP). Embora a ressuscitação tenha uma longa história que remonta aos tempos bíblicos …

Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), defined as nontraumatic bleeding into the
brain parenchyma, is the second most common subtype of stroke, with 5.3 million cases and …

Background and Purpose—To develop recommendations for the establishment of
comprehensive stroke centers capable of delivering the full spectrum of care to seriously ill …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that hyperoxia was associated with higher in-hospital
mortality in ventilated stroke patients admitted to the ICU. Design: Retrospective multicenter …

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating disease with high rates of mortality and
morbidity. The major risk factors for ICH include chronic arterial hypertension and oral …

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), the most devastating form of stroke, has no specific therapy
proven to improve outcome by randomized controlled trial. Location and baseline hematoma …

The traditional goal of intensive care has been to decrease short-term mortality. While
worthy, this goal fails to address the issue of what it means to survive intensive care. Key …

Objective: To describe and compare characteristics, ventilatory practices, and associated
outcomes among mechanically ventilated patients with different types of brain injury and …

BACKGROUND: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is the cause of 5% to 10% of strokes
annually in the United States. OBJECTIVE: To study the incidence and mortality trends of …