Where should patients with severe traumatic brain injury be managed? All patient should be managed in a neurocritical care unit

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 357-359

  Teig, Magnus ^a   Smith, Martin ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PERFUSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRAIN INJURIES; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEUROSURGERY; RESUSCITATION; SPECIALIZATION; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957572821     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e3181f0dada     Document Type: Review

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