Neurocritical Care of Trauma An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. P.B. Raksin and Laura B. Ngwenya bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Neurocritical Care of Trauma. Critical care management of individuals who have experienced a traumatic insult to the brain and/or spinal cord is essential in the acute phase post-injury to ensure appropriate resuscitation, support operative interventions, and mitigate the risk of secondary insults. This issue will review aspects of clinical care as well as explore topics of interest with respect to medical ethics and systems of care delivery. Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including fundamentals of care for severe traumatic brain injury and acute spinal cord injury; fluids, electrolytes, and nutrition; disorders of electrophysiology following severe traumatic brain injury; rehabilitation in the ICU; neuroprognostication and ethical considerations in neurotrauma; and moreProvides in-depth clinical reviews on neurocritical care of trauma, offering actionable insights for clinical practicePresents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews