Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in Neuro-ICU Populations: Caveats for Routine Palliative Care

Michel T Torbey1, Gretchen M Brophy, Panayiotis N Varelas

  • 1Departments of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; Department of Neurology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Neurology, Northwestern Medical Group, Chicago, IL; Nursing Center of Excellence, Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo, CA; Section of Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Neurocritical Care Division, Department of Neurosurgery, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME; Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.

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