A consensus-based management protocol for the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury based on imaging and clinical examination for use when intracranial pressure monitoring is not employed - Chesnut R, Temkin N, Videtta W, Petroni G, Lujan S, Pridgeon J, Dikmen S, Chaddock K, Barber J, Machamer J, Guadagnoli N, Hendrickson P, Aguilera S, Alanis V, Bello Quezada ME, Bautista Coronel E, Bustamante LA, Cacciatroi A, Carricondo CJ, Carvajal F, Davila R, Dominguez M, Figueroa JA, Fillipi MM, Godoy D, Gomez DC, Lacerda Gallardo AJ, Guerra Garcia JA, Zerain GF, Lavendez Cuientas LA, Lequipe C, Grajales Yuca GV, Jibaja Vega M, Kessler ME, Lopez Delgado HJ, Sandi Lora F, Mazzola AM, Maldonado RM, Mezquia de Pedro N, Martinez Zubieta JR, Mijangos Mendez JC, Mora J, Ochoa Parra JM, Pahnke PB, Paranhos J, Pinero G, Rivadeneira Pilacu án FA, Mendez Rivera MN, Romero Figueroa RL, Rubiano A, Saraguro Orozco AM, Silesky Jiménez JI, Silva Naranjo LV, Soler Morejon C, Urbina Z.

Globally, intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring use in severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is inconsistent and susceptible to resource limitations and clinical philosophies. For situations without monitoring, there is no published comprehensive managemen...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news