The endovascular operating room as an extension of the intensive care unit: Changing strategies in the management of neurovascular disease

Neurosurgery

Volumn 59, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Bell, Randy S ^a   Vo, Alexander H ^b   Veznedaroglu, Erol ^c   Armonda, Rocco A ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endovascular operating room; Neurocritical care; Neurovascular disease; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLAZOSENTAN; CLOPIDOGREL; DEXAMETHASONE; ESMOLOL; HEPARIN; LABETALOL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NICARDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; PAPAVERINE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ANEURYSM; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLEEDING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; THROMBUS; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASOSPASM;

EID: 33750349819     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000244733.85557.0E     Document Type: Review

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