Letvak Susan, Hand Rick
University of North Carolina-Greensboro, NC, USA.
J Perianesth Nurs. 2003 Dec;18(6):380-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2003.08.002.
Each year 1.5 million people in the United States suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and many of these patients require immediate surgery. TBI patients provide additional assessment and technological challenges for perianesthesia nursing care. A major goal of PACU nursing is the prevention of secondary head injury during the postanesthesia period.