First Things First (assess & treat For The Following)

• Principles discussed in this section are general recommendations for a variety of intracranial procedures. Care should be tailored for individual procedures and patients.
• Establish an early communication with the neurosurgeon, anesthesiologist, and radiologist.
• General care plan as well as specific goals should be formulated after discussing patient characteristics, nature of the disease process, as well as intraoperative course.