Traumatic Brain Injury Science, Practice, Evidence and Ethics
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary management of all aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI), combining the findings of several recent randomised controlled trials investigating the role of hypothermia, erythropoietin, intracranial pressure monitoring and decompressive c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021 |
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Table of Contents:
- I Scientific background
- 1 Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury (Including prevention strategies
- 2 Pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury
- 3 “Mechanics of brain tissue damage following trauma”
- 4 Neuroprotection in traumatic brain injury
- II Current clinical Practice
- 5 Prehospital and emergency department management
- 6 Monitoring the injured brain
- 7 Contemporary Medical management of traumatic brain injury: High income countries
- 8 Contemporary Surgical management of traumatic brain injury: High income countries
- 9 Contemporary management of traumatic brain injury: Low and middle income countries
- 10 Military management of traumatic brain injury
- 11 Rehabilitation and social reintegration following traumatic brain injury
- III Evidence
- 12 Predicting outcome following traumatic brain injury
- 13 Biomarkers in traumatic brain injury
- 14 Erythropoietin in the management of traumatic brain injury: Current evidence
- 15 Progesterone in the management of traumatic brain injury: Current evidence
- 16 Amantadine in the management of traumatic brain injury for Traumatic brain injury
- 17 Hypothermia in the management of traumatic brain injury: Current evidence
- 18 Decompressive craniectomy in the management of traumatic brain injury: Current evidence
- 19 Cranioplasty following traumatic brain injury
- 20 Thromboembolic prophylaxis
- 21 Comparative effectiveness research
- 22 Brain Death: Current evidence and guidelines
- 23 Introduction to ethical concepts
- 24 Ethical issues when making clinical decisions in paediatrics patients
- 25 Long term outcome following traumatic brain injury: ethical issues
- 26 Withholding and withdrawing care
- 27 Prolonged disorders of consciousness