Dataset Information

Resuscitation Strategies for Traumatic Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality; however, little definitive evidence exists about most clinical management strategies. Here, we highlight important differences between two major guidelines, the 2016 Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines and the Lund Concept, along with recent pre-clinical and clinical data.

Recent findings

While intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring has been questioned, the majority of literature demonstrates benefit in severe TBI. The optimal cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) and ICP are yet unknown, but likely as important is the concept of ICP burden. The evidence for anti-hypertensive therapy is strengthening. Decompressive craniectomy improves mortality, but at the cost of increased morbidity. Plasma-based resuscitation has demonstrated benefit in multiple pre-clinical TBI studies.

Summary

The management of hemodynamics and intravascular volume are crucial in TBI. Based on recent evidence, ICP monitoring, anti-hypertensive therapy, minimal use of vasopressors/inotropes, and plasma resuscitation may improve outcomes.

SUBMITTER: Caplan HW

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6568265 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

ACCESS DATA

Publications

Resuscitation Strategies for Traumatic Brain Injury.

Caplan Henry W HW Cox Charles S CS

Current surgery reports 20190515 7

<h4>Purpose of review</h4>Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality; however, little definitive evidence exists about most clinical management strategies. Here, we highlight important differences between two major guidelines, the 2016 Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines and the Lund Concept, along with recent pre-clinical and clinical data.<h4>Recent findings</h4>While intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring has been questioned, the majority of literature demonstra ...[more]

PMID: 31205819

Similar Datasets

Project description:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is often accompanied by hemorrhage, and treatment of hemorrhagic shock (HS) after TBI is particularly challenging because the two therapeutic treatment strategies for TBI and HS often conflict. Ischemia/reperfusion injury from HS resuscitation can be exaggerated by TBI-induced loss of autoregulation. In HS resuscitation, the goal is to restore lost blood volume, while in the treatment of TBI the priority is focused on maintenance of adequate cerebral perfusion pressure and avoidance of secondary bleeding. In this study, we investigate the responses to resuscitation from severe HS after TBI in rats, using fresh blood, polymerized human hemoglobin (PolyhHb), and lactated Ringer's (LR). Rats were subjected to TBI by pneumatic controlled cortical impact. Shortly after TBI, HS was induced by blood withdrawal to reduce mean arterial pressure (MAP) to 35-40 mmHg for 90 min before resuscitation. Resuscitation fluids were delivered to restore MAP to ~ 65 mmHg and animals were monitored for 120 min. Increased systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV) confirmed TBI-induced loss of autoregulation. MAP after resuscitation was significantly higher in the blood and PolyhHb groups compared to the LR group. Furthermore, blood and PolyhHb restored diastolic pressure, while this remained depressed for the LR group, indicating a loss of vascular tone. Lactate increased in all groups during HS, and only returned to baseline level in the blood reperfused group. The PolyhHb group possessed lower SBPV compared to LR and blood groups. Finally, sympathetic nervous system (SNS) modulation was higher for the LR group and lower for the PolyhHb group compared to the blood group after reperfusion. In conclusion, our results suggest that PolyhHb could be an alternative to blood for resuscitation from HS after TBI when blood is not available, assuming additional testing demonstrate similar favorable results. PolyhHb restored hemodynamics and oxygen delivery, without the logistical constraints of refrigerated blood.

Project description:ContextHypertonic fluids restore cerebral perfusion with reduced cerebral edema and modulate inflammatory response to reduce subsequent neuronal injury and thus have potential benefit in resuscitation of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).ObjectiveTo determine whether out-of-hospital administration of hypertonic fluids improves neurologic outcome following severe TBI.Design, setting, and participantsMulticenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial involving 114 North American emergency medical services agencies within the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, conducted between May 2006 and May 2009 among patients 15 years or older with blunt trauma and a prehospital Glasgow Coma Scale score of 8 or less who did not meet criteria for hypovolemic shock. Planned enrollment was 2122 patients.InterventionA single 250-mL bolus of 7.5% saline/6% dextran 70 (hypertonic saline/dextran), 7.5% saline (hypertonic saline), or 0.9% saline (normal saline) initiated in the out-of-hospital setting.Main outcome measureSix-month neurologic outcome based on the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE) (dichotomized as >4 or ≤4).ResultsThe study was terminated by the data and safety monitoring board after randomization of 1331 patients, having met prespecified futility criteria. Among the 1282 patients enrolled, 6-month outcomes data were available for 1087 (85%). Baseline characteristics of the groups were equivalent. There was no difference in 6-month neurologic outcome among groups with regard to proportions of patients with severe TBI (GOSE ≤4) (hypertonic saline/dextran vs normal saline: 53.7% vs 51.5%; difference, 2.2% [95% CI, -4.5% to 9.0%]; hypertonic saline vs normal saline: 54.3% vs 51.5%; difference, 2.9% [95% CI, -4.0% to 9.7%]; P = .67). There were no statistically significant differences in distribution of GOSE category or Disability Rating Score by treatment group. Survival at 28 days was 74.3% with hypertonic saline/dextran, 75.7% with hypertonic saline, and 75.1% with normal saline (P = .88).ConclusionAmong patients with severe TBI not in hypovolemic shock, initial resuscitation with either hypertonic saline or hypertonic saline/dextran, compared with normal saline, did not result in superior 6-month neurologic outcome or survival.Trial registrationclinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00316004.

Project description:To investigate the effect of the occurrence of early hyperchloremia on death or severe disability at 180 days in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).DesignPost hoc analysis of Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Hypertonic Saline (ROC HS)-TBI trial.SettingA total of 114 North American emergency medical services agencies in the ROC.PatientsA total of 991 patients with severe TBI and Glasgow Coma Scale score of less than or equal to 8.InterventionsPrehospital resuscitation with single IV dose (250 cc) of 7.5% saline in 6% dextran-70, 7.5% saline (no dextran), or crystalloid.Measurements and main resultsPatients with increased serum chloride concentrations (110 mmol/L or greater) 24 hours after randomization were identified. Hyperchloremia was graded into one or greater than or equal to 2 occurrences in the first 24 hours. Logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the effects of hyperchloremia on: 1) death or severe disability at 180 days and 2) death within 180 days after adjusting for confounders. Compared with patients without hyperchloremia, patients with greater than or equal to 2 occurrences of hyperchloremia had significantly higher odds of death or severe disability at 180 days (odds ratio [OR], 1.81; 95% CI, 1.19-2.75) and death within 180 days (OR, 1.89; 95% CI, 1.14-3.08) after adjustment for confounders. However, the total volume of fluids administered during the first 24 hours was an independent predictor of death within 180 days; therefore, after adding an interaction term between the total volume of fluids administered during the first 24 hours and greater than or equal to 2 occurrences of hyperchloremia, patients with greater than or equal to 2 occurrences of hyperchloremia had significantly higher odds of death within 180 days (OR, 2.35; 95% CI, 1.21-4.61 d) but not of composite outcome of death or severe disability at 180 days.ConclusionsAfter modifying for the effect of the total volume of fluids administered during the first 24 hours, multiple occurrences of hyperchloremia in the first 24 hours were associated with higher odds of death within 180 days in patients with severe TBI.

Dataset Information

Resuscitation Strategies for Traumatic Brain Injury.

Purpose of review

Recent findings

Summary

Publications

Resuscitation Strategies for Traumatic Brain Injury.

Similar Datasets

OmicsDI is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure

Tweets