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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a common yet devastating disease that affects people of all ages, predominantly the young and the elderly. Management strategies are based on national guidelines, best recommendations, and a few multi-center randomized controlled trials. Data from well-designed, controlled studies on acute management of TBI are lacking. After the initial, (primary) injury, pre-hospital, emergency room, and ICU care focuses on preventing secondary injury. Although treatment algorithms based on population averages are important to standardize and ensure quality care, these algorithms may not consistently meet the needs of the individual patient. Rather, medical management should be individualized and tailored to the specific physiology of a given patient. Future directions of research include well-designed, multi-center, randomized control trials aiming to improve long-term outcomes of the TBI patient.
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Moyer, M.T., Kumar, M.A. (2018). Traumatic Brain Injury. In: White, J., Sheth, K. (eds) Neurocritical Care for the Advanced Practice Clinician. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48669-7_10
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