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  • Title: Critical care transport of patients who have acute neurological emergencies.
    Author: Uren B, Lowell MJ, Silbergleit R.
    Journal: Emerg Med Clin North Am; 2009 Feb; 27(1):17-26, vii. PubMed ID: 19218016.
    Abstract:
    This article reviews the special questions and issues in critical care transport related specifically to the care of patients who have neurologic emergencies. It first considers potential indications for transport and reviews attempts to create a hierarchical stroke center system akin to that developed for trauma care. It then discusses therapeutic concerns relating to the transport environment and the use of specific interventions, including the effects of end-tidal CO(2) monitoring on intracranial pressure, patient outcomes after traumatic brain injury, and opportunities to initiate therapeutic hypothermia in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest during transport. Finally, the cost of critical care transport of patients who have neurologic emergencies is considered.
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