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Brain-Oriented Intensive Care Management

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Treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) should primarily be directed at the stabilization of vital functions and prevention of secondary brain injury (Fig. 120.1). This section describes the most important aspects of ICU treatment of victims after drowning, with a special emphasis on the effects on the brain.

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  1. Departement of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 9101, 6525 EZ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Cornelia Hoedemaekers

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    Joost J.L.M. Bierens

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Hoedemaekers, C. (2014). Brain-Oriented Intensive Care Management. In: Bierens, J. (eds) Drowning. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04253-9_120

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