Uncovering Consciousness in Unresponsive ICU Patients: Technical, Medical and Ethical Considerations

Benjamin Rohaut; Andrey Eliseyev; Jan Claassen

doi:10.1186/s13054-019-2370-4

Critical Care (Mar 2019)

Uncovering Consciousness in Unresponsive ICU Patients: Technical, Medical and Ethical Considerations

Benjamin Rohaut,
Andrey Eliseyev,
Jan Claassen

Affiliations

Benjamin Rohaut: Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Columbia University
Andrey Eliseyev: Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Columbia University
Jan Claassen: Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Columbia University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2370-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Abstract This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2019. Other selected articles can be found online at https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/annualupdate2019. Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://www.springer.com/series/8901.

Published in Critical Care

ISSN: 1364-8535 (Print); 1466-609X (Online)
Publisher: BMC
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Website: https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/

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