Overview

         This text addresses many of the questions which occur when medical professionals of various disciplines interact and have different plans and interventions, each with its own valid scientific and/or experience-based rationale:  Questions involving tourniquet placement, ideal fluids and volumes for resuscitation, VTE prophylaxis and many other management considerations. Straightforward decisions in the patient with a single diagnosis often conflict when applied to the neurologically injured polytrauma patients.         Neurotrauma Management for the Severely Injured Polytrauma Patient answers as many of these questions as possible based on the current literature, vast experience with severe neurotrauma in the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the experience of trauma experts across the globe as well as proposes areas for future study where answers are currently less clear.  

Full Product Details

Author:   James M. Ecklund ,  Leon E. Moores
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Weight:   0.928kg
ISBN:  

9783319820538

ISBN 10:   3319820532
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   28 April 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Neurotrauma Management for the Severely Injured Polytrauma Patient edited by James M. Ecklund and Leon E. Moores. 1 The Difficult Conversation Leon E. Moores 2 Communication Between Teams and Multidisciplinary Rounds and Single Primary POC For Family Communication - Lessons Learned and Who's In Charge? A.B. Weisbrod, R. R. Armola, RN, J.R. Dunne 3 Mass Casualty Events and Your Hospital Erich Gerhardt, Gary Vercruysse, Peter Rhee 4 Rural and Austere Environments Jeffrey M. Lobosky 5 Prehospital Care and EMS Considerations in the Polytrauma Patient with CNS Injuries Dan Avstreih, Scott Weir 6 AIS vs. ISS vs. GCS - What's Going On Here? Mayur Jayarao, Shelly D. Timmons 7 Trauma Resuscitation and Fluid Considerations in the Polytrauma Patient with CNS Injury George P. Liao, John B. Holcomb 8 Initial Imaging Considerations, Repeat Imaging Frequency Krzysztof M. Bochenek 9 Evidence Based Review of the Use of Steroids in Neurotrauma Yiping Li, Kimberly Hamilton, Joshua Medow 10 Interventional Radiology in the Civilian Neurotrauma Setting Richard M. Young, Jeffrey C. Mai 11 Vertebral artery injuries in penetrating neck and cervical spine trauma Ralph Rahme, John F. Hamilton 12 Clearing the Cervical Spine in Blunt Trauma Margaret M Griffen 13 Initial evaluation and management Nilesh Vyas, Haralamos Gatos 14 Transport of the Neurotrauma Patient Benjamin R. Huebner, Gina R. Dorlac, Warren C. Dorlac 15 Multiple Surgical Teams in the O. R. at Once - Priority of Effort and Who Takes The Lead? Neal D. Mehan, Matthew A. Bank, Jamie S. Ullman, Raj K. Narayan 16 Laparotomy for refractory ICP Craig Shriver, Amy Vertrees 17 Associated Musculoskeletal Injuries James R. Ficke, Brian J. Neuman 18 Neuro Anesthetic Considerations John Dunford 19 Decompressive Craniectomy for Severe TBI Charles A. Miller, Randy Bell 20 Hemodynamic Considerations in the Polytrauma Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Jing Wang, Laith Altaweel 21 Coagulopathy in Traumatic Brain Injury John Dunford 22 Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Herb A. Phelan 23 Mechanical Ventilation in Traumatic Brain Injury Christopher S. King, Laith Altaweel 24 Nutrition, Antibiotics, and Posttraumatic Seizure Prophylaxis Erik J. Teicher and Christopher P. Michetti 25 Therapeutic Hypothermia for Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Shamir Haji, Geoffrey S. F. Ling 26 Rehabilitation in the setting of Neuro-Trauma Daniel Rhoades, Christian Bergman, Paul F. Pasquina 27 Craniofacial Reconstruction in the Polytrauma Patient Raymond Harshbarger, Anand Kumar 28 Functional Restoration for Neurological Trauma: Current Therapies and Future Directions James Leiphart 29 Pediatric Neurotrauma Ann-Christine Duhaime 30 Care of Patients with Burns and Traumatic Brain Injury Leopoldo C. Cancio, Basil A. Pruitt Jr.

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“The purpose is to describe the integration of management for neurological injuries into the care of patients with trauma to multiple organ systems. Senior trainees with an interest in trauma or providers in a multidisciplinary trauma practice are an appropriate audience. … a useful guide for neurosurgeons and those in other disciplines addressing injury. Neurosurgeons will better understand what to expect from other trauma team members, while the trauma team will have data describing optimal protection of the brain.” (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2017)

The purpose is to describe the integration of management for neurological injuries into the care of patients with trauma to multiple organ systems. Senior trainees with an interest in trauma or providers in a multidisciplinary trauma practice are an appropriate audience. ... a useful guide for neurosurgeons and those in other disciplines addressing injury. Neurosurgeons will better understand what to expect from other trauma team members, while the trauma team will have data describing optimal protection of the brain. (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2017)

Author Information

James M. Ecklund, M.D., F.A.C.S. serves as Chairman of the Inova Neuroscience Institute. Prior to joining Inova Medical Group, he served as Professor and Chairman of the Neurosurgery Program of the National Capital Consortium, which includes Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Naval Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University. He is a retired colonel in the U.S Army and was deployed as a Neurosurgeon to both Afghanistan and Iraq. His program received the vast majority of American neurotrauma casualties. Dr. Ecklund’s primary clinical and research interests include complex spine, cerebrovascular disease and neurotrauma with an emphasis on blast and penetrating injury. He directs a neurotrauma laboratory at the Uniformed Services University, has over 100 publications and abstracts, and has lectured throughout the world. He also has served on multiple oversight and advisory boards for the Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, NATO, Neurotrauma Foundation, and Brain Trauma Foundation. Leon E. Moores, MD, MS, FACS is the CEO of Pediatric Specialists of Virginia and the Associate Chair for Pediatric Programs at the Inova Neuroscience Institute. He retired as a Colonel from the US Army where he led as an Infantry Platoon Leader, Chief of Neurosurgery at Walter Reed, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Walter Reed, Deputy Commander of the National Naval Medical Center, and Commander of the Fort Meade Medical System. Dr Moores also served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. Dr Moores’ clinical and research interests center on brain and spinal tumors in children, CNS infections in combat soldiers, and complex craniofacial reconstruction in severe head and facial trauma. He is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University, and a Professor of Neurosurgery at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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