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Intensive Care of the Neurointerventional Patient

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Patients who undergo neurointerventional procedures require care by a specially trained team of neurointensivists, nursing staff, and other allied health services. Neurointensive care units (NICUs) provide constant monitoring, allowing anticipation and recognition of acute changes in neurologic function and prompt intervention. This type of care is proven to produce improved outcomes in this precarious patient population given the time-sensitive nature of the disease and procedures as well the spectrum of perioperative complications. Communication and collaboration among interprofessional teams is key to the successful care of such patients. This chapter summarizes the neurocritical care needs of patients after neurointerventional procedures.

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Ramiro, J.I. (2022). Intensive Care of the Neurointerventional Patient. In: Edgell, R.C., M. Christopher, K. (eds) Neurointervention in the Medical Specialties. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87428-5_3

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