2025
Implementation of a specialized neuroprognostication consultation program and associated provider attitudes: A survey-based study
Fischer D, Reyes-Esteves S, Law C, Ford A, Schwab P, Abella B, Schneider A, Kumar M. Implementation of a specialized neuroprognostication consultation program and associated provider attitudes: A survey-based study. Resuscitation Plus 2025, 23: 100932. PMID: 40235930, PMCID: PMC11999623, DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.100932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical care providersProvider attitudesCare providersCardiac arrestSurvey assessing perceptionsLongitudinal careSurvey-based studyClinical guidelinesDisseminated surveysNovel programFisher's exact testConsultation programProvidersDisorders of consciousnessClinical practiceFavorable attitudesExact testSatisfactionContemporary controlsNeuroprognosticationNeurologistsProgramAttitudesRespondentsHistorical controls
2024
The Recovery of Consciousness via Evidence-Based Medicine and Research (RECOVER) Program
Fischer D, Abella B, Bass G, Charles J, Hampton S, Kulick-Soper C, Mendlik M, Mitchell O, Narva A, Pino W, Sikandar M, Sinha S, Waldman G, Ware J, Levine J. The Recovery of Consciousness via Evidence-Based Medicine and Research (RECOVER) Program. Neurology Clinical Practice 2024, 14: e200351. PMID: 39185092, PMCID: PMC11341005, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000200351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based medicineVulnerable patient populationAvoidable mortalityLongitudinal careSevere acute brain injuryCarePatient populationBrain injuryNeuroprognosticationRecovery of consciousnessClinical approachProgramRecovering programProvidersSubspecialtyEvolving literatureGuidelinesEducationMortalityMedicineMorbidityAcute brain injuryInjuryPopulationPracticeComa Prognostication After Acute Brain Injury
Fischer D, Edlow B. Coma Prognostication After Acute Brain Injury. JAMA Neurology 2024, 81: 405-415. PMID: 38436946, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingPrognostic markerAcute brain injuryLife-sustaining treatmentBrain injury etiologyPatient's current levelPrediction of neurological recoveryHealth care costsBrain injuryPatient valuesInjury etiologyCare costsPrognostic utilityComa prognosticationSerological markersClinical guidelinesComputed tomographyNeurological recoveryNeurological examinationDisorders of consciousnessNeurological assessmentNeurological functionPredictive valueResonance imagingNeuroprognostication
2023
Guidelines for Neuroprognostication in Critically Ill Adults with Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Hwang D, Kim K, Muehlschlegel S, Wartenberg K, Rajajee V, Alexander S, Busl K, Creutzfeldt C, Fontaine G, Hocker S, Madzar D, Mahanes D, Mainali S, Sakowitz O, Varelas P, Weimar C, Westermaier T, Meixensberger J. Guidelines for Neuroprognostication in Critically Ill Adults with Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2023, 40: 395-414. PMID: 37923968, PMCID: PMC10959839, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01854-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical grading scaleClinical variablesGrading scaleRecommendations AssessmentPoor outcomeIntensive care unit admissionCandidate clinical variablesCritically Ill AdultsIndividual clinical variablesMajor clinical predictorsCare unit admissionCounseling of patientsBest practice statementsJudgment of prognosisNarrative systematic reviewConclusionsThese guidelinesUnit admissionNeurological recoveryClinical predictorsIll adultsCounseling patientsIntracerebral hemorrhageFunctional outcomeConsensus statementNeuroprognostication
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