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Guidelines for Care in the Acute Phase in Hospitals Without Neurosurgical Specialists

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Modern Concepts in Neurotraumatology

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 36))

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In 1984 the Swedish neurosurgical and anaesthesiological societies agreed upon a priority list on admission to hospitals without neurosurgical unit of patients with acute traumatic cranio-cerebral injuries. This list was published in Läkartidningen in a series of papers on the care of head injured patients 1–5. The main points in this priority list is shown in the paper by E. Gordon (see below).

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  1. Gordon E, Pontén U, Stange K, Wiklund L (1984) Principles of treatment in acute head injured patients at hospitals without neurosurgical services (in Swedish) Läkartidningen 81: 1521–1523.

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  2. Messeter K, Nordström C-H, Pontén U, Sundbärg G (1984) Guidelines for management of patients with acute head injuries in the south region (in Swedish) Läkartidningen 81: 1529–1530.

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  3. Gordon E, Pontén U, Stange K, Wiklund L (1984) Principles of treatment in acute head injured patients at hospitals without neurosurgical services (in Swedish) Läkartidningen 81: 1521–1523.

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Pontén, U., Gordon, E. (1986). Guidelines for Care in the Acute Phase in Hospitals Without Neurosurgical Specialists. In: Lindgren, S. (eds) Modern Concepts in Neurotraumatology. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 36. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8859-0_16

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