Protocol management of severe traumatic brain injury in intensive care units: A systematic review

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 131-142

  English, Shane W ^a   Turgeon, Alexis F ^b   Owen, Elliott ^a   Doucette, Steve ^c   Pagliarello, Giuseppe ^a   McIntyre, Lauralyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b L'Enfant Jésus ^*  (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Clinical protocols; Critical care; Evidence based medicine; Intensive care units

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN INJURIES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873480961     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-012-9748-3     Document Type: Review

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