====== Quality assurance ====== [[Quality]] [[assurance]] is a continuous cycle of evaluating [[neurosurgical care]]. To achieve this, the quality assurance committee should: assess or evaluate the [[quality of care]] using a variety of data sources to identify [[problem]]s or [[shortcoming]]s in the delivery of care and make [[recommendation]]s to overcome these deficiencies. ---- Emergent brain computed tomography (CT) scans from arrival at the [[emergency department]] do not need to exceed 30 min in patients admitted with acute severe [[neurological symptoms]].