Critical Care Management of Devastating Brain Injury: Prognostication, Psychosocial, and Ethical Management
Publication Date: April 1, 2015
Last Updated: March 14, 2022
Recommendations
Definition and Prognostication
We recommend defining devastating brain injury (DBI) as:
- Neurological injury where there is an immediate threat to life from a neurologic cause
- Severe neurological insult where early limitation of therapy (defined as treatment of disease, is being considered in favor of an emphasis on care, e.g., the provision of comfort measures).
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Title
Critical Care Management of Devastating Brain Injury: Prognostication, Psychosocial, and Ethical Management
Authoring Organization
Neurocritical Care Society