By Sayona John MD, Thomas P. Bleck MD, FCCM (auth.), A Joseph Layon, Andrea Gabrielli, William A. Friedman (eds.)

This up to date and sophisticated new version is the single ebook to supply a entire method of the extensive care of neurologically injured sufferers from the emergency room and ICU throughout the working room and post-surgical interval. It studies neuroanatomy, neuroradiology, and neurophysiology, examines the neurological difficulties most often obvious in in depth care, and describes a number of the sorts of neurosurgery. basic concerns are mentioned, corresponding to cardiac care, fluids and electrolytes, food, and tracking in addition to extra particular stipulations and problems together with increased intracranial strain, seizures, and adjusted psychological states.

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3. Longo DR, Hewett JE, Ge B, Schubert S. The long road to patient safety. JAMA. 2005;294:2858–65. 4. ). Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. Crossing the quality chasm: a new health system for the 21st century. : National Academy Press; 2001. 5. Institute of Medicine. About the IOM; 2011. aspx. Accessed 16 July 2013. 6. AHRQ. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Mission and Budget; 2011. html. Accessed 25 June 2013. 7. AHRQ. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. AHRQ quality indicators: patient safety indicators; 2010.

Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. Crossing the quality chasm: a new health system for the 21st century. : National Academy Press; 2001. 5. Institute of Medicine. About the IOM; 2011. aspx. Accessed 16 July 2013. 6. AHRQ. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Mission and Budget; 2011. html. Accessed 25 June 2013. 7. AHRQ. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. AHRQ quality indicators: patient safety indicators; 2010. gov/ health-care-information/topics/topic-patient-safety-indicators.

Perhaps due to the recent worldwide economic slowdown, combined with – in the USA – the historical and ongoing increased cost of medical services, cost-effectiveness in the context of quality has become a major topic in medicine and at all levels of government. Indeed, to paraphrase one of the leaders of the quality movement: expensive care may well be poor-quality care (Steele G, personal communication with AJ Layon, 2011). There have been many attempts by private payers and government payers to modify payment structures to include elements that reward providers for providing high-quality and cost-effective care, while penalizing those that cannot.

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