Overview

This book provides guidance for physicians confronted with acute neurological crises in the context of patient safety centred practice standards. It highlights how the implementation of patient safety standards in the neurointensive care unit leads to better clinical outcomes and emphasizes the importance of utilizing appropriate resources, ensuring evidence-based practice is followed. Cost effectiveness, continuous performance improvement and the creation of a non-punitive culture are also discussed. Neurointensive Care: A Clinical Guide to Patient Safety is aimed at physicians around the world caring for critically ill neurological patients either in the emergency department or intensive care unit, and may also be valuable for nurses working in these settings. Neurointensivists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists, general intensivists, emergency physicians, and trainees dealing with neurological catastrophes will find this book of interest.​

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The purpose is to provide an overview of the interaction between care for the brain and optimal care for other organs where multiorgan dysfunction may be present in ICU patients. ... This is a remarkable contribution that balances the needs of critically injured organs outside the neurological system with the best brain care. ... the authors provide superb, high-level guidance to trained critical care providers or senior ICU trainees. (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2015)

The purpose is to provide an overview of the interaction between care for the brain and optimal care for other organs where multiorgan dysfunction may be present in ICU patients. ... This is a remarkable contribution that balances the needs of critically injured organs outside the neurological system with the best brain care. ... the authors provide superb, high-level guidance to trained critical care providers or senior ICU trainees. (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2015)

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Katja E. Wartenberg, MD PhD Co-Director of the Neurological Intensive Care Unit Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Halle (Saale) Germany Research interests: subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, hypothermia, large hemispheric stroke Academic activities: previous chair of the international committee and board member of the Neurocritical Care Society, current secretary of the German Society of Neurocritical Care   Khalid Shukri, MD FCCM Senior Consultant Neuro-Critical Care Dept Critical Care Medinah National Hospital Medinah Munnawarah Saudi Arabia Research Interests: sepsis, critical care management, neurocritical care development Academic activities: President of Transcontinental Elite Alliance for Intensive care Excellence; member of the World Sepsis Day (WSD) Steering Committee; Guideline Committee Survival Sepsis   Tamer Abdelhak, MD Director of Neurocritical Care at Departments Neurology and Neurosurgery Associate Professor of Adult Neurology and Neurocritical Care Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Springfield, Illinois USA Research Interests: traumatic brain injury Academic activities: Vice President of the North America region for the International Pan-Arab Critical Care Medicine Society, chair of the advocacy committee of the Neurocritical Care Society

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