Brain Monitoring in Traumatic Brain Injury

A review of the evidence

The lecture duration is 28min.

0.5 CPD Points, 0.5 CEUs, 0.5 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Andrew Udy
Chair of the Neurocritical Care Special Interest Group, College of Intensive Care Medicine
Lecture Summary

In this talk, Andrew will review the latest evidence on brain monitoring in TBI. Does aggressive brain monitoring impact outcomes, and how? Do aggressive therapies to lower raised ICP impact outcomes, and by how much? And what is the future of brain monitoring?

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Advanced Critical Care Nurse Practitioners

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • describe the SIBICC management algorithm for patients with ICP monitoring
  • appreciate the impact of ICP monitoring on outcomes
  • discuss the merits of aggressive interventions (craniectomy, hypothermia) after TBI
  • describe the various methods to monitor brain health

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