Leading Insights, Pharmacy
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...
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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...
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The Curing Coma Campaign’s 5th Anniversary Town Hall
Written By: Shradda Mainail, 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...
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The Magnetic Power of the Future: The Iseult CEA 11.7 T MRI
Written By: Shane Musick, MD; Nilufer Yalcin, MD
The Iseult CEA 11.7 Tesla (T) MRI machine marks a significant leap forward in magnetic resonance imaging, offering unmatched magnetic field...
Leading Insights, Ethics
Who Invited Legal Into the Peer Review Conference?
Written By: Krista Lim-Hing, MD; Alexandra Reynolds, MD; Daryl McHugh, MD; Julia Durrant, MD; Matthew N. Jaffa, DO
When asking physicians to reflect on their years of medical training, it is rare to find one without a formative memory connected to a morbidity...
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Tricks of the Trade: A Stepwise Approach to Managing Post-TBI Agitation
Written By: Christine Picinich, MS, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) commonly develop agitation during their recovery.
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Beyond Survival: Mapping Recovery Paths After Cardiac Arrest in the POST-ICECAP Study
Written By: Sachin Agarwal, MD, MPH; Natalie Fisher, MS; Liz O’Donohue, MPH; Danielle A. Rojas, MS; Romergryko G. Geocadin, MD; Clifton W. Callaway, MD, PhD
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) represents a critical medical emergency with high immediate mortality rates, but survival rates have...
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Examining Perceptions of Racism: Ebonye Green’s Insights and Preview of Her NCS 22nd Annual Meeting Presentation
Written By: Ebonye Green, MNSc, APRN, FNCS, UAMS
In this insightful Q&A, NCS editorial staff dives into a conversation with Ebonye Green, DNP, APRN, FNCS, who will be presenting...