Controversies in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Management (eBook)

Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANSProfessor of NeurosurgeryVice Chair for AdministrationDirector of NeurotraumaPenn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center30 Hope DriveHershey, PA  17033

Pre-Hospital Transportation and Optimal Utilization of Resources.- To Treat or Not to Treat: Early Withdrawal of Therapy and the Limits of Prognostic Ability.- Use of Multimodality Neuromonitoring in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury.- Choice of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Modality: Parenchymal Monitor vs. Parenchymal Monitor with Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitor vs. External Ventricular Drain.- Oxygen Management and Prevention of Cerebral Ischemia.- What is the Optimal Sedative Regimen in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients?.- Fluid and Electrolyte Management: Hyperosmolar Euvolemia and the Use of Hypertonic Saline for Intracranial Hypertension.- Pituitary and Other Hormonal Derangements in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.- Management to Optimal Parameters: Euboxia?.- Nutrition: Time to Revisit?.- Deep Vein Thrombosis and Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Treatment Options and Controversies.- Treatment of Anemia.- Timing of Extracerebral Operations in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients.- Optimal Treatment of Dysautonomia.- Use of Consciousness-Enhancing Medications in the Traumatic Brain Injury Patient.- Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in the Face of Antithrombotic Medication Therapy.- Use of Guidelines in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury.- Functional Neurosurgery for Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury.- The Future of Clinical Trials in Traumatic Brain Injury.- Who’s My Doctor? Team-Based Management.