22 Does Following the Recommendations in the Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Make a Difference in Patient Outcome? Roger Hartl and Jamshid Ghajar Whereof one cannot…
15 What Is the Optimal Hematocrit and Hemoglobin for Head-Injured Patients? Harel Deutsch, Jamie S. Ullman BRIEF ANSWER A hematocrit between 30 and 35% is widely believed to be optimal…
33 When Is It Safe to Extubate a Newly Quadriplegic Patient? When Is Early Tracheostomy Appropriate? Ann-Christine Duhaime BRIEF ANSWER Child abuse, or inflicted injury, may be suspected if several…
31 Simultaneous Intracranial and Abdominal Injury: Which Gets Operated on First, and Which Has the Higher Treatment Priority? Colonel John B. Holcomb BRIEF ANSWER Prioritizing surgeries in trauma patients requiring…
47 Which Specialty Should Be in Charge of Neurotraum Patients? Do Patients with Head or Spinal Cord Injur Require a Specialized Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Jeffrey M. Lobosky BRIEF ANSWER…
45 How Important Are Stingers? Robert C. Cantu BRIEF ANSWER A stinger is an injury to a peripheral nerve, not to the spinal cord. Pain usually lasts for seconds to…
43 Does Rehabilitation Facilitate Neurologic Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury? Justin Pik and Michael G. Fehlings BRIEF ANSWER No published studies have randomized patients to a “no rehabilitation” group. Thus,…
30 What Is the Best Algorithm for Treatin Intracranial Hypertension? Jürgen Meixensberger and Matthias Jaeger BRIEF ANSWER The evidence supports level II and level III recommendations for basic and extended…
40 When Is Surgery Indicated for Patients with Gunshot Wounds to the Spine? Robert F. Heary and Christopher M. Bono BRIEF ANSWER The role of surgery in the management of…
27 Does Barbiturate Coma Help to Improve Outcome from Head Injury? Manuela Cormio and Claudia S. Robertson BRIEF ANSWER There is no evidence that barbiturate therapy for patients with severe…
