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

Crit Care. 2019 Mar 9;23(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2370-4.

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 .

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Injuries / complications
  • Brain Injuries / psychology
  • Brain Injuries / rehabilitation
  • Consciousness / classification*
  • Consciousness / ethics
  • Consciousness / physiology
  • Consciousness Disorders / complications*
  • Consciousness Disorders / psychology
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units / organization & administration
  • Persistent Vegetative State / diagnosis*
  • Persistent Vegetative State / psychology