Open AccessSevere Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Approaches of Pediatric Intensivists in Turkey PICUs: National Survey Results
Author(s) -
Nagehan Aslan,
Dinçer Yıldızdaş
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pubmed central
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
pISSN - 2757-6256
DOI - 10.5152/turkarchpediatr.2022.21247
Subject(s) - medicine , traumatic brain injury , hypertonic saline , intensive care , emergency medicine , pediatric intensive care unit , intensive care unit , pediatrics , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , psychiatry
In patients with severe traumatic brain injury, it is possible to obtain a good long- term prognosis, prevent secondary injury, and decrease morbidity and mortality with the administration of appropriate treatments in the acute period. This study aims to evaluate the approaches of the pediatric intensive care specialists in Turkey towards the follow-up and treatment of severe traumatic brain injury by using a survey that had been prepared in light of the current pediatric severe traumatic brain injury guideline.