Clinical approach to comatose patients

Publication date: Available online 29 October 2016 Source:Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine Author(s): Joanne Tan, Marco Fedi The nature of consciousness itself belongs within a group of ‘underdetermined questions’ to which we might not be able to find an answer. Similarly, we have a limited understanding of disorders of consciousness. In this brief article, we discuss a practical approach to the comatose patient and the importance of promptly identifying the cause to prevent permanent neurologic damage.

Source: Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine - October 28, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research