Perioperative management of adult traumatic brain injury.
This article presents an overview of the management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) as relevant to the practicing anesthesiologist. Key concepts surrounding the pathophysiology and anesthetic principles are used to describe potential ways to reduce secondary insults and improve outcomes after TBI.
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98115, USA.
Deepak
D
Sharma
Monica S
MS
Vavilala
D000328:Adult; D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D000777:Anesthetics; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005167:Factor VII / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012151:Resuscitation; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000777:Anesthetics; D001786:Blood Glucose; D013256:Steroids; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D005167:Factor VII