title: Neurosurgical aspects of critical care neurology.
abstract: The management of the pediatric neurosurgical patient requires a detailed understanding of the diagnosis and management of disorders of ICP. Frequently the care of these patients will require collaboration between several different teams of physicians. Most important, frequent and clear communication between the ICU physician and the neurosurgeon will facilitate the delivery of the best-quality care to these children. This chapter will identify and discuss issues relevant to neurosurgeons and intensive care physicians taking care of children with complex problems related increased intracranial pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Edward R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Madsen
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D003663:Decision Trees; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009462:Neurology; D009493:Neurosurgery