A dedicated neurological intensive care unit offers improved outcomes for patients with brain and spine injuries

JH Jeong, JS Bang, WJ Jeong… - Journal of intensive …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) specialized for brain and spine injury
patients is associated with improved outcome. We investigated the effects of the first …

[HTML][HTML] Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II score–the clinical predictor in neurosurgical intensive care unit

P Akavipat, J Thinkhamrop, B Thinkhamrop… - Acta Clinica …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The APACHE II scoring system is approved for its benchmarking and mortality predictions,
but there are only a few articles published to demonstrate it in neurosurgical patients …

Epidemiology and disease burden of patients requiring neurocritical care: a Brazilian multicentre cohort study

Á Réa-Neto, RS Bernardelli, MC De Oliveira… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Acute neurological emergencies are highly prevalent in intensive care units (ICUs) and
impose a substantial burden on patients. This study aims to describe the epidemiology of …

Epidemiologic study of intensive care unit admission in South Korea: a nationwide population-based cohort study from 2010 to 2019

TK Oh, HG Kim, IA Song - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
We aimed to investigate the trends of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in South Korea
from 2010 to 2019. We included all adult patients (≥ 20 years old) who were admitted to the …

Compassionate care for the unconscious and incapacitated

MJ Young - The American Journal of Bioethics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
5. The group should identify commonalities, if any, in their proposals for the best net
outcome for the patient, even while acknowledging the way in which the grounds for these …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of a physician-nurse integrated lung protection care model in neurocritical patients

X Li, Y Wang, Q Zhang - Preventive Medicine Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Lung injury resulting from diffuse pulmonary interstitial and other lung-related
complications is a significant contributor to poor prognosis and mortality in patients with …

Status epilepticus in the intensive care unit

A Bermeo-Ovalle, T Bleck - Seminars in Neurology, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Status epilepticus (SE) is a common neurologic emergency and a frequent reason for
admission to the intensive care unit. During the last decade, the advent and availability of …

Neurological critical care

GSU Rao, S Bansal - Essentials of Neuroanesthesia, 2017 - Elsevier
A rapid increase in the volume and complexity of neurosurgical and neuroanesthesia
procedures has necessitated the development of dedicated and specialized neurocritical …

Patient Safety Standards in the Neuro-ICU

S Yeager, S Livesay - Neurointensive Care: A Clinical Guide to Patient …, 2015 - Springer
As a result of both foundational and recent work, a call to action to urgently redesign global
care systems to enhance quality and improve patient safety has become a priority. This …

Sustav APACHE II. kao klinički prediktor u neurokirurškoj jedinici intenzivnog liječenja

P Akavipat, J Thinkhamrop, B Thinkhamrop… - Acta clinica …, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Sustav APACHE II. odobren je kao mjerilo i prediktor smrtnosti, no samo se
nekoliko članaka bavi njegovom primjenom kod neurokirurških bolesnika. Stoga smo proveli …