Neurotrauma Management for the Severely Injured Polytrauma Patient (eBook)

James M. Ecklund, M.D., F.A.C.S. serves as Chairman of the Inova Neuroscience Institute. Prior to joining Inova Medical Group, he served as Professor and Chairman of the Neurosurgery Program of the National Capital Consortium, which includes Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Naval Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University. He is a retired colonel in the U.S Army and was deployed as a Neurosurgeon to both Afghanistan and Iraq. His program received the vast majority of American neurotrauma casualties.Dr. Ecklund’s primary clinical and research interests include complex spine, cerebrovascular disease and neurotrauma with an emphasis on blast and penetrating injury. He directs a neurotrauma laboratory at the Uniformed Services University, has over 100 publications and abstracts, and has lectured throughout the world. He also has served on multiple oversight and advisory boards for the Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, NATO, Neurotrauma Foundation, and Brain Trauma Foundation.Leon E. Moores, MD, MS, FACS is the CEO of Pediatric Specialists of Virginia and the Associate Chair for Pediatric Programs at the Inova Neuroscience Institute. He retired as a Colonel from the US Army where he led as an Infantry Platoon Leader, Chief of Neurosurgery at Walter Reed, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Walter Reed, Deputy Commander of the National Naval Medical Center, and Commander of the Fort Meade Medical System. Dr Moores also served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. Dr Moores’ clinical and research interests center on brain and spinal tumors in children, CNS infections in combat soldiers, and complex craniofacial reconstruction in severe head and facial trauma. He is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University, and a Professor of Neurosurgery at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Neurotrauma Management for the Severely Injured Polytrauma Patientedited by James M. Ecklund and Leon E. Moores.1 The Difficult ConversationLeon E. Moores2 Communication Between Teams and Multidisciplinary Rounds and Single Primary POC For Family Communication – Lessons Learned and Who’s In Charge?A.B. Weisbrod, R. R. Armola, RN, J.R. Dunne3 Mass Casualty Events and Your HospitalErich Gerhardt, Gary Vercruysse, Peter Rhee4 Rural and Austere EnvironmentsJeffrey M. Lobosky5 Prehospital Care and EMS Considerations in the Polytrauma Patient with CNS InjuriesDan Avstreih, Scott Weir6 AIS vs. ISS vs. GCS – What’s Going On Here?Mayur Jayarao, Shelly D. Timmons7 Trauma Resuscitation and Fluid Considerations in the Polytrauma Patient with CNS InjuryGeorge P. Liao, John B. Holcomb8 Initial Imaging Considerations, Repeat Imaging FrequencyKrzysztof M. Bochenek9 Evidence Based Review of the Use of Steroids in NeurotraumaYiping Li, Kimberly Hamilton, Joshua Medow10 Interventional Radiology in the Civilian Neurotrauma SettingRichard M. Young, Jeffrey C. Mai11 Vertebral artery injuries in penetrating neck and cervical spine traumaRalph Rahme, John F. Hamilton12 Clearing the Cervical Spine in Blunt TraumaMargaret M Griffen13 Initial evaluation and managementNilesh Vyas, Haralamos Gatos14 Transport of the Neurotrauma PatientBenjamin R. Huebner, Gina R. Dorlac, Warren C. Dorlac15 Multiple Surgical Teams in the O. R. at Once – Priority of Effortand Who Takes The Lead?Neal D. Mehan, Matthew A. Bank, Jamie S. Ullman, Raj K. Narayan16 Laparotomy for refractory ICPCraig Shriver, Amy Vertrees17 Associated Musculoskeletal InjuriesJames R. Ficke, Brian J. Neuman18 Neuro Anesthetic ConsiderationsJohn Dunford19 Decompressive Craniectomy for Severe TBICharles A. Miller, Randy Bell20 Hemodynamic Considerations in the Polytrauma Patient withTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Jing Wang, Laith Altaweel21 Coagulopathy in Traumatic Brain InjuryJohn Dunford22        Venous Thromboembolism ProphylaxisHerb A. Phelan23 Mechanical Ventilation in Traumatic Brain InjuryChristopher S. King, Laith Altaweel24 Nutrition, Antibiotics, and Posttraumatic Seizure ProphylaxisErik J. Teicher and Christopher P. Michetti 25 Therapeutic Hypothermia for Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord InjuryShamir Haji, Geoffrey S. F. Ling26 Rehabilitation in the setting of Neuro-TraumaDaniel Rhoades, Christian Bergman, Paul F. Pasquina27 Craniofacial Reconstruction in the Polytrauma PatientRaymond Harshbarger, Anand Kumar28 Functional Restoration for Neurological Trauma: Current Therapiesand Future DirectionsJames Leiphart29 Pediatric NeurotraumaAnn-Christine Duhaime30 Care of Patients with Burns and Traumatic Brain InjuryLeopoldo C. Cancio, Basil A. Pruitt Jr.