Are Steroids Indicated in the Treatment of Head Injury?
21 Are Steroids Indicated in the Treatment of Head Injury? John L.D. Atkinson BRIEF ANSWER With a high degree of clinical certainty (level I), steroids are not indicated in the…
Do Head-Injured Patients Need Prophylactic Anticonvulsants? For How Long?
20 Do Head-Injured Patients Need Prophylactic Anticonvulsants? For How Long? José A. Menéndez, Nancy R. Temkin,and David W. Newell BRIEF ANSWER The literature contains reasonable evidence that the frequency of…
Can Special Beds Reduce the Incidence of Complications in Head-Injured and Spinal Cord—Injured Patients?
7 Can Special Beds Reduce the Incidence of Complications in Head-Injured and Spinal Cord—Injured Patients? Jeff W. Chen BRIEF ANSWER The prolonged immobility caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI) and…
What Are the Best Ventilator Settings for Head-Injured Patients? What Is the Role of Hyperventilation?
14 What Are the Best Ventilator Settings for Head-Injured Patients? What Is the Role of Hyperventilation Christopher Mendello, William M. Coplin, J. Kraus BRIEF ANSWER There is no support for…
How Can I Decide That a Head-Injured Patient Can’t Be Salvaged?
6 How Can I Decide That a Head-Injured Patient Can’t Be Salvaged? Donald W. Marion BRIEF ANSWER Decisions regarding “salvageability” of the severely brain-injured patient and decisions to terminate life-support…
Should I Monitor Cerebral Blood Flow After Traumatic Brain Injury?
12 Should I Monitor Cerebral Blood Flow After Traumatic Brain Injury? Paul M. Vespa BRIEF ANSWER The evidence from available studies supports monitoring cerebral blood flow (CBF) in traumatic brain…
Should I Monitor Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation?
10 Should I Monitor Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation? Nino Stocchetti BRIEF ANSWER Yes. Any time the adequacy of the global oxygen supply to the brain is of interest, and better…
When and How Should I Monitor Intracranial Pressure?
9 When and How Should I Monitor Intracranial Pressure? Jonas J. Gopez, Richard J. Meagher and Raj K. Narayan BRIEF ANSWER The literature cannot support a level I recommendation regarding…
What Is the Best Way to Assess and Classify Spinal Cord—Injured Patients?
3 What Is the Best Way to Assess and Classify Spinal Cord—Injured Patients? Daniel K. Resnick and Nelson M. Oyesiku This type of question does not lend itself to the…
What Is the Best Way to Assess and Classify Head-Injured Patients?
2 What Is the Best Way to Assess and Classify Head-Injured Patients? Nelson M. Oyesiku This type of question does not lend itself to the standard class I, II, or…
