Impact of Neurointensivist Co-Management in a Semiclosed Neurocritical-Care Unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The importance of the specialized management of neurocritical patients is being increasingly recognized. We evaluated the impact of neurointensivist comanagement on the clinical outcomes (particularly the mortality rate) of neurocritical patients admitted to a semiclosed neurocritical-care unit (NCU).

Methods

We retrospectively included neurocritical patients admitted to the NCU between March 2015 and February 2018. We analyzed the clinical data and compared the outcomes between patients admitted before and after the initiation of neurointensivist co-management in March 2016.

Results

There were 1,785 patients admitted to the NCU during the study period. Patients younger than 18 years (n=28) or discharged within 48 hours (n=200) wer

SUBMITTER: Kim SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541986 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature