2021
Teleneurology-Enabled Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria After Cardiac Arrest or Severe Neurologic Injury.
Matiello M, Turner A, Estrada J, Whitney C, Kitch B, Lee P, Girkar U, Palacios R, Singla P, Schwamm L. Teleneurology-Enabled Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria After Cardiac Arrest or Severe Neurologic Injury. Neurology 2021, 96: e1999-e2005. PMID: 33637632, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitOrgan donorsNeurologic criteriaSevere neurologic damageSevere neurologic deficitsSevere neurologic injuryProportion of patientsDemographic informationPatient demographic informationPotential organ donorsDetermination of prognosisNumber of referralsProportion of donorsTeleneurology consultationsNeurologic deficitsNeurologic injuryMedian timeNeurologic damageCare unitComatose patientsCardiac arrestPatientsRetrospective dataConsultsOrgan donation
2019
Teleneurology Consultations for Prognostication and Brain Death Diagnosis
Girkar U, Palacios R, Gupta A, Schwamm L, Singla P, May H, Estrada J, Whitney C, Matiello M. Teleneurology Consultations for Prognostication and Brain Death Diagnosis. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2019, 26: 482-486. PMID: 31503539, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2019.0033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain deathNeurology consultationIntensive care unitBrain death diagnosisPresence of apneaGood inter-rater reliabilityNeurologic prognosisTeleneurology consultationsApnea testingBrainstem reflexesCare unitNeurologic examinationBedside teamCardiac arrestBrain injuryComatose stateInter-rater reliabilityDeath diagnosisConsensus criteriaAmerican AcademyRemote neurologistDiagnosisDeathStandardized scalesConsultation