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EBIC-Guidelines for Management of Severe Head Injury in Adults

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Andrew I R Maas, Mark Dearden1, G. M. Teasdale2, R. Braakman, F. Cohadon, F. Iannotti3, Abbasali Karimi4, F. Lapierre, Gordon D Murray5, Juha Öhman6, L Persson, Franco Servadei, Nino Stocchetti, Andreas W. Unterberg7 •
Leeds General Infirmary1, Southern General Hospital2, Southampton General Hospital3, University of Cologne4, University of Edinburgh5, Helsinki University Central Hospital6, Humboldt University of Berlin7
01 Jan 1997-Acta Neurochirurgica
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present guidelines for the management of severe head injury in adults as evolved by the European Brain Injury Consortium (EBC) and discuss the importance of preventing and treating secondary insults and the principles on which treatment is based.
Abstract: Guidelines for the management of severe head injury in adults as evolved by the European Brain Injury Consortium are presented and discussed. The importance of preventing and treating secondary insults is emphasized and the principles on which treatment is based are reviewed. Guidelines presented are of a pragmatic nature, based on consensus and expert opinion, covering the treatment from accident site to intensive care unit. Specific aspects pertaining to the conduct of clinical trials in head injury are highlighted. The adopted approach is further discussed in relation to other approaches to the development of guidelines, such as evidence based analysis.

550 citations