Unexpected survivors after pre-hospital intubation
Data on patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury from the San Diego Trauma Registry were analysed using modified […]
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TBI
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Decompressive craniectomy
Neuro-folks at LAC+USC Medical Centre describe outcomes for patients with traumatic brain injury without space-occupying haemorrhage who underwent decompressive craniectomy […]
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Guideline improved pre-hospital RSI in kids
French physicians provide pre-hospital critical care in medical teams of regional SAMU (service d’aide me ́dicale urgente). A national guideline […]
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The myth of ketamine and head injury
A literature review addresses the myth that ketamine is contraindicated in head injured patients. They summarise articles from the 1970’s […]
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Better TBI outcome with HEMS
A retrospective study from Italy compared outcomes of head injured patients cared for by a ground ambulance service (GROUND) with […]
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Early Management of Patients with Head Injury
The 2009 SIGN Guidelines on Early Management of Patients with Head Injury contain extensive additional resources, such as documentation proformas […]
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Prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury
Prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury A review of current practice and evidence base of this important topic can […]
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ETCO2 all over the place in trauma
In 180 intubated trauma patients in the ED, there was little correlation between arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) and end-tidal […]
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Sodium lactate for raised ICP
Lactate may be an important metabolic substrate for injured brain and sodium lactate may have beneficial effects on cerebral oedema […]
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Delays to neurosurgery
Further evidence from the UK shows that patients with acute traumatic brain injury suffer delays in the neurosurgical evacuation of […]