ArticleNeurocritical care2023
Palliative Care in Severe Neurotrauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.
Article in Neurocritical care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2024Guideline
- Key characteristics of palliative care integration in intensive care units (ICUs): A scoping review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of the Palliative Care Needs of Patients with Severe Brain Injury and Their Caregivers: A Qualitative Study.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Interdisciplinary approach in post-cardiac arrest anoxic brain injury with unconfirmed brain death.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Palliative Care in the Neurocritical Care Unit: Increasing Primary Palliative Care Skills.Neurocritical care · 2025Article
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- Machine Learning Reveals Demographic Disparities in Palliative Care Timing Among Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Receiving Neurosurgical Consultation.Neurocritical care · 2025Article
- End-of-Life Care Training for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury in Ghana: A Novel Curriculum and Its Initial Implementation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- An externally validated prognostic model for critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2024Article
- Beyond the scalpel: the role of palliative care in Neurosurgery.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Machine Learning Identifies Variation in Timing of Palliative Care Consultations Among Traumatic Brain Injury Patients.Research square · 2024Article
- Integrating Palliative Care into the Neurointensive Care Unit.Neurocritical care · 2023Article
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Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide and many patients with TBI require intensive care unit (ICU) management. When facing a life-threatening illness, such as TBI, a palliative care approach that focuses on noncurative aspects of care should always be considered in the ICU. Research shows that neurosurgical patients in the ICU receive palliative care less frequently than the medical patients in the ICU, which is a missed opportunity for these patients. However, providing appropriate palliative care to neurotrauma patients in an ICU can be difficult, particularly for young adult patients. The patients' prognoses are often unclear, the likelihood of advance directives is small, and the bereaved families must act as decision-makers. This article highlights the different aspects of the palliative care approach as well as barriers and challenges that accompany the TBI patient population, with a particular focus on young adult patients with TBI and the role of their family members. The article concludes with recommendations for physicians for effective and adequate communication to successfully implement the palliative care approach into standard ICU care and to improve quality of care for patients with TBI and their families.
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