severe cranioencephalic trauma: prehospital care, surgical management and multimodal monitoring

Authors

luis rafael moscote-salazar universidad de cartagena

andres m. rubiano

hernando raphael alvis-miranda

willem calderon-miranda

abstract

traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death in developed countries. it is estimated that only in the united states about 100,000 people die annually in parallel among the survivors there is a significant number of people with disabilities with significant costs for the health system. it has been determined that after moderate and severe traumatic injury, brain parenchyma is affected by more than 55% of cases. head trauma management is critical is the emergency services worldwide. we present a review of the literature regarding the prehospital care, surgical management and intensive care monitoring of the patients with severe cranioecephalic trauma.

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bulletin of emergency and trauma

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