Leading Insights
Listening to the Injured Brain: How Brain Computer Interfaces Are Transforming Neurocritical Care
Written By: Nilufer Yalcin, MD
When caring for patients with severe brain injury, silence can be one of the hardest parts of the ICU. A patient lies still, ventilated, eyes...
Leading Insights, Ethics
The Ethics of Hospital Ownership
Written By: Richard Choi, DO, FNCS; Daryl McHugh, MD, MPH; Alexandra Reynolds, MD, FNCS; Mitch Hargis, MD; Matthew Jaffa, DO
Hospital ownership evokes important questions at the intersection of ethics, economics, and public health. Once founded as charitable institutions...
Leading Insights
ABC of Noise Prevention in the Neurocritical Care Patient
Written By: Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, MD; Vishal Chavda, MS, PhD; Stefano Maria Priola, MD; Tariq Janjua, MD
The neurocritical care unit (NCCU) is among the most technologically complex hospital environments.
Leading Insights
Choosing a Career in Neurocritical Care: Q&A With a Junior Trainee
Written By: Michael Reznik, MD; Brendan Baugher, DO, MS
In pursuing a career in neurology, trainees revisit the “decision tree” that all medical students face when deciding on a specialty....
Leading Insights
Kratom and the Neuro ICU
Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP
There is growing concern about the safety of consuming Kratom (mitragynine), a supplement derived from the leaves of a tree native to several...
Leading Insights, Business of Neurocritical Care
Business of Neurocritical Care: Billing Under the Attending Physician or APP—Which One is Right For You?
Written By: Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS, NVS, RPNI, CPB, FNCS, FCCM, FAAN
Since January 2022, split-shared critical care billing has been allowed. Split-shared billing enables members of a group (for example, physicians...
Leading Insights
When the Algorithm (And Education) Aren’t Enough: Clinical Judgment in the Neuro ICU
Written By: Jordan Yakoby, EdD, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FNYAM, FCCM, FNCS
In my view, modern healthcare is plagued by two critical issues: the excessive reverence of protocols at the expense of sound clinical judgment...
Leading Insights, Pharmacy
A Shot in the Dark: Are Intrathecal Therapies Effective for NMDA Receptor Encephalitis?
Written By: Nicolas Chiriboga, MD; Jose Irazuzta, MD
Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) is a very frequently diagnosed type of encephalitis in middle-to-high-income countries.