Open AccessResource utilization in the management of traumatic brain injury patients in a critical care unit: An audit from a rural set-up of a developing country
Author(s) -
Amit Agrawal,
Nitish Baisakhiya,
Anand Kakani,
Manda Nagrale
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.79276
Subject(s) - medicine , neurointensive care , head injury , retrospective cohort study , intensive care unit , traumatic brain injury , airway , audit , emergency medicine , airway management , injury severity score , poison control , injury prevention , surgery , intensive care medicine , management , psychiatry , economics
Neurosurgical patients including patients with severe head injury are at risk of developing respiratory complications. These can adversely affect the outcome and can result in poor survival. Many studies confirm that tracheostomy is a safe, effective method of airway management for patients with severe head, facial and multisystem organ trauma.