Neurocritical Care Society

Leading Insights

Articles in this section feature neuro ICU programs from around the world and provide updates on the latest neurological technology.

The Ethics of Unionization for America’s Healthcare Workers: How and Why We Got to This Moment

Written By: Richard Choi, DO, FNCS; Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, MD, MSc, MPhil; Mitch Hargis, MD

The quality of care that American healthcare workers provide has many new practical and theoretical challenges. These include persistent...

Global Health Helps Achieve the Unimaginable

Written By: Lucia Rivera Lara, MD; Jose Kuzli, MD

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much” – Helen Keller The power of a team that Helen Keller so famously...

Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Evaluation for Pneumothorax

Written By: Stuart Brill , DO; Georgina Ang, MD; Jon Rosenberg

A 70-year-old man presented to the hospital with a right frontal intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH score 3) with intraventricular hemorrhage, mass...

Errors of Omission or Commission: Examining the Decision to Withhold Intensive Therapies

Written By: Matthew N. Jaffa, MD; Alexandra S. Reynolds, MD

We have all likely encountered the case of a patient stricken by severe acute neurologic injury (SANI) for which the neurosurgical team’s...

A Looming Crisis in Neurocritical Care Due to Hospital Closings

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP

Over the last few years, many hospitals and clinics have been forced to close due to staffing, low reimbursement rates, and increasing operational...

Making a Case for Ketamine in Pediatric Status Epilepticus

Written By: Nicolas Chiriboga, MD; Renad Abu-Sawwa, PharmD, BCPPS

Status epilepticus (SE) is one of the most common neurological emergencies in children, with 23 cases per 100,000 children and a mortality of up...

The Role of Nurses in Managing Severe Hyponatremia and Preventing Central Pontine Myelinolysis

Written By: Jordan Yakoby, EdD, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNYAM, FCCM, FNCS

The role of nurses in monitoring patients’ clinical condition and laboratory results is critical in preventing complications from overly...

The Curing Coma Campaign’s 5th Anniversary Town Hall

Written By: Shradda Mainali, MD; Daiwai Olson, PhD, RN; Claude Hemphill, MD, MAS; Len Polizzotto; Jose Suarez, MD; Keri Kim

The Curing Coma Campaign (CCC) celebrated its 5th anniversary during the 2024 Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) Annual Meeting with a comprehensive...