Use and impact of high intensity treatments in patients with traumatic brain injury across Europe: a CENTER-TBI analysis

Citation

Huijben JA, Dixit A, Stocchetti N, Maas AIR, Lingsma HF, van der Jagt M, Nelson D, Citerio G, Wilson L, Menon DK & Ercole A (2021) Use and impact of high intensity treatments in patients with traumatic brain injury across Europe: a CENTER-TBI analysis. Critical Care, 25 (1), Art. No.: 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03370-y

Abstract
Purpose To study variation in, and clinical impact of high Therapy Intensity Level (TIL) treatments for elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) across European Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Methods We studied high TIL treatments (metabolic suppression, hypothermia (

Keywords
Therapy intensity level; Barbiturates; Hypothermia; Hyperventilation; Decompressive craniectomy; Traumatic brain injury

Journal
Critical Care: Volume 25, Issue 1

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Professor Lindsay Wilson

Emeritus Professor, Psychology