Leading Insights
Letter to the Editor Exchange: Low-Tidal-Volume Ventilation and Mortality in Patients With Acute Brain Injury
Written By: Joseph Shiber, MD, FNCS, FACP, FACEP, FCCM|; Julian Daza, MD, PhD; Shaurya Taran, MD; Jordan Yakoby, EdD, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FNYAM, FCCM, FNCS
Recent discussion in Currents has raised important questions about how ventilation strategies should be interpreted and applied in neurocritical...
Leading Insights, Pharmacy
Optimizing Recovery After Neurocritical Illness: The Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Post Intensive Care Clinic
Written By: Jennifer Stalas, PharmD, BCACP; Mary Coeto-Tremaine, PharmD, BCCCP
Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) refers to the development of long-term chronic health and functional status changes after admission to an...
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An Integrated Neurotrauma Care Framework for the ICU: The WARM HAND Bundle
Written By: Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, MD; Vishal Chavda, MS, PhD; Creed M Stary, MD, PhD; Stefano Maria Priola, MD; Tariq Janjua, MD
Caring for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) demands vigilance, consistency, and coordinated action among all members of the...
Leading Insights, Ethics
Instant Access, Delayed Understanding: The Challenge of Instant Results in Critical Care
Written By: Stefanie Cappucci, MD; Alexandra Reynolds, MD; Matthew Jaffa, MD
You walk into the room of your patient, a 55-year-old woman recovering after a large left frontal IPH. Her course has been complicated by a...
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NCC Mobility
Written By: Desiree Cihelka, PhD, ARNP-C, ANVP-C; Rhonda Finnie, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, ANVP-BC, ASC-BC
As the field of neurocritical care advances with new knowledge and technology leading to improved survival, promoting functional recovery and...
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Neurocritical Care in Disorders of Consciousness: Do We Have the Education We Need to Provide Care? Results of a Pilot Survey
Written By: Brooke Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST; Sahar Zafar, MD, MBBS; Shraddha Mainali, MD
Disorders of Consciousness (DoC) is a complex syndrome of impaired arousal and awareness after severe brain injury. Behavioral phenotypes of coma,...
Leading Insights, Ethics
The Collapse of Health Care in Gaza, How Can We as a Society Help
Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP
As the fragile cease fire in Gaza enters the second phase, and we see less violence and armed conflict, the world — especially the...
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From Penlights to Digital Pupillometry
Written By: Nilufer Yalcin, MD
Pupillary examination remains one of the most fundamental components of the neurological assessment. In the neurocritical care unit, subtle...