RESUMEN
Coma is an acute failure of neuronal systems governing arousal and awareness and represents a medical emergency. When encountering a comatose patient, the clinician must have an organized approach to detect easily remediable causes, prevent ongoing neurologic injury, and determine a hierarchical plan for diagnostic tests, treatments, and neuromonitoring. Coma was chosen as an Emergency Neurological Life Support protocol because timely medical and surgical interventions can be life-saving, and the initial work-up of such patients is critical to establishing a correct diagnosis.
Asunto(s)
Protocolos Clínicos , Coma/diagnóstico , Coma/terapia , Cuidados Críticos/métodos , Servicios Médicos de Urgencia/métodos , Cuidados para Prolongación de la Vida/métodos , Neurología/métodos , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto , Protocolos Clínicos/normas , Cuidados Críticos/normas , Servicios Médicos de Urgencia/normas , Humanos , Cuidados para Prolongación de la Vida/normas , Neurología/normasRESUMEN
Coma is an acute failure of neuronal systems governing arousal and awareness and represents a medical emergency. When encountering a comatose patient, the clinician must have an organized approach to detect easily remediable causes, prevent ongoing neurologic injury, and determine a hierarchical plan for diagnostic tests, treatments, and neuromonitoring. Coma was chosen as an Emergency Neurological Life Support protocol because timely medical and surgical interventions can be life-saving, and the initial work-up of such patients is critical to establishing a correct diagnosis.