Controversies in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Management

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
 Prehospital Transportation and Optimal Utilization of Resources  (Sanjay Konakondla, Shelly D. Timmons)....Pages 1-7
 To Treat or Not to Treat: Early Withdrawal of Therapy and the Limits of Prognostic Ability  (Young Lee, Angel Ordaz, Michael Huang, Geoffrey T. Manley)....Pages 9-16
 Use of Multimodality Neuromonitoring in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury  (Justin R. Davanzo, Emily P. Sieg, J. Christopher Zacko, Shelly D. Timmons)....Pages 17-28
 Choice of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Modality: Parenchymal Monitor vs. Parenchymal Monitor with Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitor vs. External Ventricular Drain  (Christian B. Ricks, David O. Okonkwo)....Pages 29-36
 Oxygen Management and Prevention of Cerebral Ischemia  (Ashley Ralston, M. Ross Bullock)....Pages 37-46
 What Is the Optimal Sedative Regimen in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients?  (Bradley A. Boucher)....Pages 47-60
 Fluid and Electrolyte Management: Hyperosmolar Euvolemia and the Use of Hypertonic Saline for Intracranial Hypertension  (Hussain Shallwani, Justice O. Agyei, John F. Morrison, Kevin J. Gibbons)....Pages 61-74
 Pituitary and Other Hormonal Derangements in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury  (Courtney Pendleton, Jack Jallo)....Pages 75-82
 Management to Optimal Parameters: Euboxia?  (Kyle Mueller, Anthony Conte, Rocky Felbaum, Randy Bell, Shelly D. Timmons, Rocco Armonda)....Pages 83-98
 Nutrition: Time to Revisit?  (Rani Patal, Guy Rosenthal)....Pages 99-105
 Deep Vein Thrombosis and Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Treatment Options and Controversies  (Timothy J. Kovanda, Richard B. Rodgers)....Pages 107-116
 Treatment of Anemia  (Peter Le Roux)....Pages 117-143
 Timing of Extracerebral Operations in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients  (P. B. Raksin)....Pages 145-163
 Optimal Treatment of Dysautonomia  (Gabriel N. Friedman, Ziev B. Moses, Ian Tafel, William B. Gormley)....Pages 165-177
 Use of Consciousness-Enhancing Medications in the Traumatic Brain Injury Patient  (Justin R. Davanzo, Shelly D. Timmons)....Pages 179-190
 Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in the Face of Antithrombotic Medication Therapy  (Jonathan H. DeAntonio, Kimberly N. Means, Sudha Jayaraman, Gretchen M. Brophy)....Pages 191-205
 Use of Guidelines in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury  (Ilyas Eli, Evan Joyce, Gregory W. J. Hawryluk)....Pages 207-230
 Functional Neurosurgery for Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury  (William R. Y. Carlton Jr., Gregory J. A. Murad)....Pages 231-246
 The Future of Clinical Trials in Traumatic Brain Injury  (David S. Hersh, Beth M. Ansel, Howard M. Eisenberg)....Pages 247-256
 Who’s My Doctor? Team-Based Management  (James Leiphart, James Ecklund)....Pages 257-270
Back Matter ....Pages 271-279