SCCM Resource Library-Thought Leader: Coma: Multimodality Monitoring

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In this video, the speaker discusses the role of multimodality monitoring in coma patients, specifically focusing on patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). SAH is a type of stroke that commonly affects younger individuals and can result in long-term functional challenges. Multimodality monitoring involves the use of various techniques to monitor brain activity and detect secondary brain injuries in real-time. The speaker explains the importance of detecting delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI), a common complication in SAH patients, which can lead to further strokes and neurological damage. Multimodal monitoring techniques, such as brain tissue oxygen, cerebral blood flow, microdialysis, and surface EEG, are utilized to identify and monitor DCI. The speaker also discusses the concept of autoregulation and its relevance in determining optimal cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) for patients. The integration of data from different monitoring techniques can provide valuable insights into a patient's physiology and guide interventions to improve outcomes. Overall, multimodality monitoring plays a crucial role in providing specialized care to comatose patients, allowing for early detection and intervention to protect brain cells.

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Neuroscience, 2023

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Type: thought leader | Thought Leader: Coma: Multimodality Monitoring (SessionID 9990006)

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Neuroscience

Membership Level Professional

Membership Level Select

Tag Coma

Year 2023

Keywords

multimodality monitoring

coma patients

subarachnoid hemorrhage

delayed cerebral ischemia

cerebral perfusion pressure

autoregulation

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