Intensive Care Treatment in Traumatic Brain Injury

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Dilmen O. K., Akcil E. F., Tunali Y.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION, vol.43, no.1, pp.1-6, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjar.2014.26680
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-6
  • Keywords: Head injury, intracranial pressure, secondary injury, CEREBRAL PERFUSION-PRESSURE, SEVERE HEAD-INJURY, INTRACRANIAL-PRESSURE, BLOOD-FLOW, AUTOREGULATION, OXYGENATION, METABOLISM, REACTIVITY, VASOSPASM, THERAPY
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Head injury remains a serious public problem, especially in the young population. The understanding of the mechanism of secondary injury and the development of appropriate monitoring and critical care treatment strategies reduced the mortality of head injury. The pathophysiology, monitoring and treatment principles of head injury are summarised in this article.