Winter C D, Adamides A A, Lewis P M, Rosenfeld J V
Department of Neurosurgery, The Alfred Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
Surgeon. 2005 Oct;3(5):329-37. doi: 10.1016/s1479-666x(05)80112-x.
Traumatic brain injury accounts for up to half of trauma related fatalities. This review describes current management practices including pre-hospital care, surgical interventions and various treatment modalities for intracranial hypertension. The lack of class I evidence for the majority of interventions is highlighted.