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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
5 What Is the Best Way to Rule Out Spine orSpinal Cord Injury in a Trauma Patient,Especially When Head Injury Is Present? Donald W. Marion BRIEF ANSWER After hemodynamic and…
