Leading Insights
Neurocritical Care and the Need to Advocate for Safe E-Scooter Use
Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP
We who care for patients in the Neuro ICU each day are sometimes the first to observe how certain recreational practices may lead to an increase...
Leading Insights, Ethics
Consent for Brain Death Determination: The Ends Justify the Means - or It Does Not
Written By: Clotilde Balucani, MD; Julia Durrant, MD; Richard K. Choi, DO
A 78-year-old woman has been admitted to the Neurocritical Care Unit. She arrived following a cardiac arrest in the setting of a Hunt and Hess 5...
Leading Insights, Business of Neurocritical Care
The Business of Neurocritical Care: Understanding Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) Scores and Their Impact on Reimbursement
Written By: Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS, NVS, RPNI, CPB, FNCS, FCCM, FAAN
In an earlier article in this series, I discussed the importance of provider documentation in the H&P, especially the documentation of...
Leading Insights, POCUS
Essentials of Advanced Practice Provider Orientation to the Neuro ICU
Written By: Jordan Yakoby, EdD, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FCCM, FNYAM
The transition into the advanced practice role has been historically difficult (Dillon et al., 2016; Pleshkan and Hussey, 2020).
Leading Insights
ChatGPT: Your AI Colleague – Embrace or Tolerate, It's Here to Stay
Written By: Keaton S. Smetana, PharmD, MBA, FNCS, FCCM
Our recent annual meeting beckoned us to envision "beyond the horizon," a call that echoed in discussions on technological advancements,...
Leading Insights, POCUS
Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Lumbar Puncture
Written By: Earllondra Brooks, MD; Izn Shahab, MD; Gary Hunter, MD; Erika Sigman, MD
Despite major advances in neuroimaging, lumbar puncture (LP) remains a necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for a variety of neurologic...
Leading Insights, Ethics
Medical Futility: An Ongoing and Evolving Challenge
Written By: Vishal N. Patel, MD; Krista Lim-Hing, MD; Richard K. Choi, DO; Matthew N. Jaffa, DO
A 78-year-old woman has been admitted to the Neurocritical Care Unit. She arrived following a cardiac arrest in the setting of a Hunt and Hess 5...
Leading Insights
Where Did My Beds Go?
Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP
As all of us know, it has been increasingly difficult for us to place our neurocritical care patients in post-acute facilities after discharge...