Promoting the concept of neurosurgical critical care in primary hospitals

Abstract

Neurosurgical critical care is playing an increasingly pivotal role in the advancement of neurosurgery. It not only provides perioperative life support for neurosurgical patients but also addresses the treatment of severe cerebrovascular diseases and traumatic brain injury. Over the past two decades, major tertiary hospitals in China have established subspecialties dedicated to neurosurgical critical care. However, at the county level and other grassroots hospitals, the adoption of neurosurgical critical care concepts require further promotion. This paper reviews the development history of the neurosurgical critical care specialty and proposes measures to enhance the diagnostic and treatment capabilities of grassroots hospitals. These measures include standardizing core professional competencies, implementing high⁃quality multi ⁃ disciplinary team, and improving essential hardware configurations, with the goal of achieving standardized diagnosis and treatment in neurosurgical critical care.

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672⁃6731.2024.06.001