The role of neurosciences intensive care in trauma and neurosurgical conditions

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2013 Oct;74(10):552-7. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2013.74.10.552.

Abstract

The creation of neurosciences intensive care units was born out of the awareness that a group of neurological and neurosurgical patients required specialized intensive medical and nursing care. This first of two articles describes the role of neurosciences intensive care in the management of trauma and neurosurgical conditions.

MeSH terms

  • Brain Injuries / diagnosis
  • Brain Injuries / etiology
  • Brain Injuries / therapy*
  • Critical Care*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / etiology
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / therapy*
  • Neurosciences*
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / etiology
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / therapy*