title: Postanesthesia care of the patient suffering from traumatic brain injury.
abstract: Each year 1.5 million people in the United States suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and many of these patients require immediate surgery. TBI patients provide additional assessment and technological challenges for perianesthesia nursing care. A major goal of PACU nursing is the prevention of secondary head injury during the postanesthesia period.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina-Greensboro, NC, USA. Susan_letvak@uncg.edu
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Letvak
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hand
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D011187:Posture; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology