title: The Role of Surgical Intervention in Traumatic Brain Injury.
abstract: The general consensus to optimize the care for severe TBI patients is management at specialized neurotrauma centers with neurosurgical and neurocritical care support and the use of guidelines-based standardized protocols. Over the last decade, significant efforts have been made to define neurotrauma treatment guidelines. However, it is important to recognize the heterogeneity of TBI and that the "one-size-fits-all approach" may not always be appropriate for these patients. Knowledge synthesis activities in neurotrauma are important to define future research agendas. Clinical and research advances have influenced neurotrauma as it continues to mature into a distinct subspecialty of neurosurgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. Electronic address: ha356@cam.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Hadie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
authors.forename: Angelos G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kolias
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
mesh_terms: D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D056424:Decompressive Craniectomy; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic
keywords: Decompressive craniectomy; Neuromonitoring; Neurosurgery; Neurotrauma; Traumatic brain injury