Literature regarding traumatic brain injury

[KLPM]

I am starting a research project next year with the ICU looking at managing traumatic brain injury. I am trying to get myself semi-updated with the subject. I was curious if anyone can point me towards articles I should read.

Thank you.

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[dotcb]

some options:
https://www.braintrauma.org/coma-guidelines/searchable-guidelines/

http://www.amazon.com/NeuroICU-Book...UTF8&qid=1376404715&sr=1-1&keywords=neuro+icu

http://www.amazon.com/Decision-Maki...=1376404749&sr=1-1&keywords=jennifer+frontera

http://protocols.enlscourse.org/flash.html#/TBI/Begin
click through the branched algorithm

 

[TheCatHerder]

Good overview of EBM guidelines

https://www.braintrauma.org/coma-guidelines/searchable-guidelines/

 

[VentdependenT]

excellent recent podcast and blog at EMCRIT about this.

 

[KLPM]

Thanks for the responses.

 

[bcn17]

I have not completed any ICU rotations, just Psych and Neuro - however when I was on Psych consult I had a TBI patient post motorcycle crash that continually presented problems for providing optimal medical care because his state of delerium and aggitation that included repeated escape attemps and medication refusals.

I found this article to give me some perspective on the probably less often considered neurobehavioral perspective of TBI patients.

Arciniegas DB, McAllister TW. Neurobehavioral management of traumatic brain injury in the critical care setting. Critical care clinics [Internet]. Elsevier Inc.; 2008 Oct;24(4):737–65, viii. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18929941