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Series:   Elements in Emergency Neurosurgery

Models for Delivering High Quality Emergency Neurosurgery in High Income Countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2024

Matthew A. Boissaud-Cooke ,
Marike Broekman ,
Jeroen van Dijck ,
Marco Lee  and
Paul Grundy
Matthew A. Boissaud-Cooke
Affiliation:
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Marike Broekman
Affiliation:
Leiden University Medical Centre
Jeroen van Dijck
Affiliation:
Leiden University Medical Centre
Marco Lee
Affiliation:
Stanford University, California
Paul Grundy
Affiliation:
University Hospital Southampton

Summary

Emergency neurosurgery encompasses serious and high-risk cranial and spinal conditions across all ages. The authors provide an overview of the changes occurring within emergency surgery to meet the challenges provided from unscheduled care. Considering the wider landscape of emergency surgery provides a context for the changes occurring within emergency neurosurgery. The delivery of emergency neurosurgery within the UK, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United States of America (USA) is then described to provide an overview of different models of care.
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unscheduled careemergency surgeryemergency neurosurgeryhigh qualityemergency
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Series: Elements in Emergency Neurosurgery
Online ISBN: 9781009366113
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 01 February 2024

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