Communicating Prognosis

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-19-992878-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 231 g

Reihe: Core Principles of Acute Neurology

Prognostication of acute neurologic disease is a major task for neurohospitalists and neurointensivists. The family conference raises the delicate matter of how to decide that outcome is indefinitely poor and how to define disability. This monograph is the first book on how to communicate prognosis in acute neurologic conditions. Communicating Prognosis includes useful data on prognosis in all major neurologic conditions and provides practical advice on how
to effectively lead such a conference and how to resolve potential conflicts. This book provides straightforward common sense on-the-spot advice and touches on all aspects of support of devastated families.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wijdicks, Eelco F M

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Intensivmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Über Autor(innen)

Eelco F. M. Wijdicks, MD, PhD, FNCS, FANA,
Professor of Neurology. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,
Chair, Division of Critical Care Neurology,
Consultant, Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit,
Saint Marys Hospital,
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.