Apart from management in a specialised stroke or neurological intensive care unit, until very
recently no specific therapies improved outcome after intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). In a …

Objective: To determine predictors of in-hospital and long-term mortality and length of stay in
patients admitted to the neurosciences critical care unit. Design: Retrospective analysis of a …

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 …

Objective: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with a high early mortality rate. We
examined the impact of early do not resuscitate (DNR) orders and other limitations in …

Objective: To determine trends in incidence and mortality of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
in a rigorous population-based study. Methods: We identified all cases of spontaneous ICH …

Background and Purpose—Patients with any type of stroke managed in organized inpatient
(stroke unit) care are more likely to survive, return home, and regain independence …

Background and Purpose—Prehospital scales have been developed to identify patients with
acute cerebral ischemia (ACI) because of large vessel occlusion (LVO) for direct routing to …

Spontaneous, nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is defined as bleeding within
the brain parenchyma. Intracranial hemorrhage includes bleeding within the cranial vault …

Objectives To identify the number and current location of all children receiving long-term
ventilation (LTV) in the UK, and to establish their underlying diagnoses and ventilatory …

Background: Critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) are thought to gain
an added survival benefit from management by critical care physicians, but evidence of this …