title: EBIC-guidelines for management of severe head injury in adults. European Brain Injury Consortium.
abstract: Guidelines for the management of severe head injury in adults as evolved by the European Brain Injury Consortium are presented and discussed. The importance of preventing and treating secondary insults is emphasized and the principles on which treatment is based are reviewed. Guidelines presented are of a pragmatic nature, based on consensus and expert opinion, covering the treatment from accident site to intensive care unit. Specific aspects pertaining to the conduct of clinical trials in head injury are highlighted. The adopted approach is further discussed in relation to other approaches to the development of guidelines, such as evidence based analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Maas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dearden
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Teasdale
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Braakman
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cohadon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iannotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karimi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lapierre
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Persson
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Servadei
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stocchetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unterberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D003422:Critical Care; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012307:Risk Factors