Practice of Neurocritical Care in Resource Limited Countries

Dr. Hemanshu Prabhakar is a Professor at the Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He is a recipient of the AIIMS Excellence Award 2012 for his notable contribution to academia. He has a special interest in the evidence-based practice of neuroanesthesia and ERAS. Dr. Prabhakar is a Member of various national and international neuroanesthesia societies and is the Past Secretary of the Indian Society of Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care (ISNACC) and the Society of Neurocritical Care (SNCC). He is also the Immediate Past President of the SNCC. To date, he has published more than 25 books on neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care. He is featured in the Limca Book of Records as a prolific Writer in the field of neuroanesthesiology. He actively collaborates on research activities among the low-income and middle-income countries.Dr. Indu Kapoor is an Additional Professor in the Department of Neuroanesthesiology and Neurocritical Care at AIIMS, New Delhi, India. She received her training in Neuroanesthesiology and Neurocritical care at the same institute. Recently, she completed a PhD in Neuroanaesthesiology and Neurocritical care from AIIMS New Delhi India. She is the recipient of the Dr. T N JHA Memorial Award in 2009 for the best paper presentation, which was awarded by the Indian Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA) in Chennai, India. She has also received the SMT Chandra and SH Narayan Wadhwani Memorial Award for Best Outgoing Postgraduate in anesthesia at the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, in 2010. She was also the past Treasurer of the Society of Neurocritical Care (SNCC), first registered neurocritical care society in India. Dr. Kapoor has a special interest in evidence-based practice in neuroanesthesia. Additionally, she is a member of various national societies and has been an invited faculty member at various national conferences. Dr. Kapoor has written numerous chapters for various books published by national and international publishers. She has edited a number of books related to neuroanaesthesia and neurocritical care with renowned international publishers. Dr. Charu Mahajan is an Additional Professor in the Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Neurocritical Care at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. Renowned for her expertise in neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care, Dr. Mahajan has made significant contributions to clinical practice, research, and education in her field. She has received several prestigious awards, including the Best paper award, honorary fellowship in Neurocritical Care and presidential citation recognizing her outstanding contributions to neurocritical Care. Dr. Mahajan is a member of the editorial board of Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care and reviewer of several medical journals. Dr. Mahajan's research interests focus on aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, multimodal neuromonitoring, traumatic brain injury management, and neuroprognostication.

• I. Introduction to Neurocritical Care in Resource-limited countries1. Understanding the Landscape of Neurocritical Care in Resource-Limited Countries2. Epidemiology of Common Neurological Emergencies in Resource-Limited CountriesII. Clinical Foundations and Approaches3. Basic Principles of Neurocritical Care4. Neurocritical Care in Pre-hospital and Emergency settings5. Patient Assessment and Monitoring in Neurocritical Care6. Managing Intracranial Pressure, Cerebral Perfusion Pressure, and OxygenationIII. Neurological Emergencies and Critical Care Interventions7. Sepsis in Neurocritical Care8. Seizure Management and Status Epilepticus in Resource-Limited Countries9. Neurocritical Care for Spinal Cord Injury10. Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Resource-Limited countries11. Stroke Management in Resource-limited Countries: Acute and Long-Term Care12. Management of Acute Neuro-muscular Respiratory Failure13. Infectious diseases and neurological problemsIV. Advanced Management Strategies in Neurocritical Care14. Use of Neuroimaging in Neurocritical Care in Resource-Limited countries15. Neurocritical Care for Pediatric Patients16. Neurocritical Care for Geriatric PatientsV. Supportive Care in Neurocritical Care17. Pain and Sedation Management in Neurocritical Care18. Nutritional Support and Metabolic Management in Neurocritical Care19. Neuroprognostication in the Resource-Limited CountriesVI. Training, Education, and Capacity Building20. Building Capacity in Neurocritical Care: Training and Education21. Quality improvement and Patient safety in Resource-limited Countries22. Guidelines adaptation in the Resource-Limited Countries

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