Neurologic Intensive Care Unit Catastrophes: Airway, Breathing, and Circulation.
When a catastrophic change in a patient occurs during the treatment of an underlying neurologic illness, management must be initiated to prevent secondary organ injury as disease specific treatment begins. Patients should be intubated, ventilated, and perfused, regardless of disease etiology or subsequent specific treatment.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710, USA. borel001@mc.duke.edu