DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS PROPHYLAXIS LEVEL I AND II There was insufficient evidence to support a Level I or II recommendation for treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in severe TBI patients. LEVEL III Low...
3. HYPEROSMOLAR THERAPY LEVEL I, II, AND III Although hyperosmolar therapy may lower intracranial pressure, there was insufficient evidence about effects on clinical outcomes to support a specific recommendation, or to support use of...
12. INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING LEVEL I AND II A There was insufficient evidence to support a Level I or II A recommendation for this topic. LEVEL II B Management of severe TBI patients using...
SEIZURE PROPHYLAXIS LEVEL I There was insufficient evidence to support a Level I recommendation for this topic. LEVEL II A Prophylactic use of phenytoin or valproate is not recommended for preventing late post traumatic...
DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY LEVEL I There was insufficient evidence to support a Level I recommendation for this topic. LEVEL II A Bifrontal DC is not recommended to improve outcomes as...
Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Fourth Edition. Carney, Nancy PhD; Totten, Annette M. PhD; O’Reilly, Cindy BS; Ullman, Jamie S. MD; Hawryluk, Gregory W.J. MD, PhD; Bell, Michael J. MD;...
An analysis of neurosurgical practice patterns and outcomes for serious to critical traumatic brain injuries in a mature trauma state Morrison, Chet A. MD; Gross, Brian W.; Cook, Alan D. MD; Estrella, Lisa MS;...
Critical Care Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Adeolu O. Morawo, MD, MS; Emily J. Gilmore, MD, MS Disclosures Semin Neurol. 2016;36(3):225-232. Abstract Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), the most devastating and debilitating form of stroke, remains a...
Trial of Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension Peter J. Hutchinson, Ph.D., F.R.C.S. (SN), Angelos G. Kolias, Ph.D., M.R.C.S., Ivan S. Timofeev, Ph.D., F.R.C.S. (SN), Elizabeth A. Corteen, M.Sc., Marek Czosnyka, Ph.D., Jake Timothy,...
