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Neurosurgical/Neuroscience Emergencies

Neurosurgical/Neuroscience Emergencies

Published on 17 March, 2022

Last modified on March 18th, 2024

Intensive Care Society (ICS) – Guideline for Managing Gas Embolism

SNACC

  • Acute ischaemic stroke
  • Intraoperative aneurysm rupture
  • Autonomic hyper-reflexia after SCI
  • Delayed emergence after craniotomy
  • Intraoperative management of raised ICP
  • Loss of neuromonitoring (evoked potentials)
  • Seizure
  • Cerebral Vasospasm
  • Venous Air Embolism

Cognitive Aids for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroanesthetic Emergencies: Consensus Guidelines on Behalf of the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC) Education Committee

Gas Embolism

Intensive Care Society (ICS) – Guideline for Managing Gas Embolism

Resuscitation Council (UK) – Management of cardiac arrest during neurosurgery in adults

Cardiac Arrest

Resuscitation Council (UK) – Management of cardiac arrest during neurosurgery in adults

Airway Emergency when Prone

Unintentional tracheal extubation during prone position: What is the best airway rescue device? J Emerg Trauma Shock 10(1) 2-3 (2017)

NACCS Webinars & Video

NAP 7 Perioperative cardiac arrest implications for neuroanaesthesia
Safer care to save lives European patients safety training Prof Preckel

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