Raimund Helbok, Verena Rass, Ettore Beghi, Yelena G Bodien, Giuseppe Citerio, Joseph T Giacino, Daniel Kondziella, Stephan A Mayer, David Menon, Tarek Sharshar, Robert D Stevens, Hanno Ulmer, Chethan P Venkatasubba Rao, Paul Vespa, Molly McNett, Jennifer Frontera
BACKGROUND: Although coma is commonly encountered in critical care, worldwide variability exists in diagnosis and management practices. We aimed to assess variability in coma definitions, etiologies, treatment strategies, and attitudes toward prognosis. METHODS: As part of the Neurocritical Care Society Curing Coma Campaign, between September 2020 and January 2021, we conducted an anonymous, international, cross-sectional global survey of health care professionals caring for patients with coma and disorders of consciousness in the acute, subacute, or chronic setting...
August 2022: Neurocritical Care