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  1. Neurointensive care

Week 10: Head injuries

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Topics to consider

  • Head injury – a multiplicity of diseases with differing treatments and outcomes

  • Initial management of TBI

  • ICP monitoring – when? Why? What to do when it goes up?

  • EVDs (and lumbar drains) – when? Why? How to adjust?

  • Managing the patient who isn’t waking up

Resources

  • Updated (and written by our medical director Dr Girling)

  • (ATOTW)

  • (BJAEd)

  • (AnaesthesiaUK)

  • ICP (LITFL)

  • (BJAEd) and (EMCrit)

  • (FICM, lead by Dr Harvey)

  • (AAGBI, lead by local neuroanaesthetics consultant Dr Nathanson)

  • A more academic overview of (Prof Menon and Dr Ercole)

Key trials and guidelines

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Steroids: CRASH-1,

TXA:

Temperature control: ,

Surgical intervention: ,

ICP monitoring: ,

Other drugs: ( by Dr Swindin),

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BJAEd article on TBI
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ECG abnormalities with raised
Osmotherapy for raised ICP
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Management of devastating brain injuries
Neurotransfer guidelines
critical care management of traumatic brain injury
DexCSD
CRASH-3
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POLAR
RESCUEicp
STITCH
BEST:TRIP
SYNAPSE-ICU
Propanolol
great review
EPO
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