Establishment and application of neonatal neurocritical care unit
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2016.02.002
- VernacularTitle:新生儿神经重症监护单元的建立与应用
- Author:
Wenhao ZHOU
;
Guoqiang CHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Infant,newborn;
Neurocritical care;
Application
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2016;(2):84-89
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Advances in resuscitation and intensive care have led to high rates of survival among neonates with life -threatening conditions such as asphyxia,prematurity and congenital malformations.The sequelae of neurologic con-ditions arises in the neonatal period include lifelong disabilities such as cerebral palsy,epilepsy,intellectual and beha-vioral disabilities.There is an increasing demand for resource -intense strategies for acute neurological care within neo-natal intensive care unit.Neonatal neurocritical care is a multidisciplinary subspecialty that combines expertise in neo-natology,pediatric neurology,radiology,rehabilitation,surgery,and has led to improved outcomes in newborn that have critical illnesses.Neonatal neurocritical care focus the needs of the developing newborn brain,including attention to physiology to help prevent secondary brain injury,a protocol -driven approach for common conditions such as hypoxic -ischemic encephalopathy and seizures,education of specialized teams that use brain monitoring and imaging to evaluate the effect of critical illness on brain function.
