Neuroanesthesia & neurocritical care
State-of-the-Art Evaluation of Acute Adult Disorders of Consciousness for the General Intensivist
Authors' conclusion
Acute adult DoC may be initially comprehensively addressed by the general intensivist using an etiology-driven and team-based approach.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with unanticipated acute disorders of consciousness (DoC) managed by the general intensivist
Methodological detailsPubMed and OVID Medline search, English language articles; descriptive and interventional studies
- PubMed and OVID Medline search, English language articles; descriptive and interventional studies
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Acute adult DoC may be categorised by etiology (structural, functional, infectious, inflammatory, pharmacologic), which drives diagnostic investigation, monitoring, acute therapy and specialist care decisions incl. team-based local care and intra- and inter-facility transfer
Original publication
State-of-the-Art Evaluation of Acute Adult Disorders of Consciousness for the General Intensivist. Crit Care Med. Published 17 April 2023. doi:10.
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