Abstract
The management of moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex and evolving practice in the acute neurosciences. The management, beginning in the prehospital environment to tertiary definitive medical and surgical management of TBI, is discussed. Clinical syndromes and radiographic examples of brain injury are presented, along with a current review of the literature in the early critical care phase of moderate and severe TBI management. We discuss an algorithm for managing the challenging patient and discuss areas of needed future research.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Traumatic Brain Injury |
Subtitle of host publication | A Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation: Second Edition |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 75-92 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030224363 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030224356 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Brain code
- Decompressive craniectomy
- Herniation syndromes
- Intracerebral hypertension
- Osmotic therapy
- Pharmacologic coma
- Therapeutic hypothermia
- Traumatic brain injury