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This video describes the underlying pathophysiology related to cerebral swelling, management of increased intracranial pressure, and optimization of cerebral perfusion pressure in the patients with traumatic brain injury.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon viewing this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Describe the different types of injuries defined as traumatic brain injury

• Describe the secondary injuries that occur because of traumatic brain injury

• Describe the Monro-Kellie Doctrine and how it relates to traumatic brain injury

• Describe Cerebral Perfusion Pressure and how it relates to Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Blood Flow in traumatic brain injury

•Describe the factors that affect cerebral blood flow

• Describe the strategies to lower intracranial pressure

AUTHORS

Lisa DelSignore, MD

Attending, Pediatric Critical Care

Tuft's Medical Center

Instructor of Anesthesia

Harvard Medical School

DATES

Initial publication: January 28, 2015

Last reviewed: January 11, 2022

CITATION

DelSignore L, Olszewski AE, Wolbrink TA. Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury. 1/2015. OPENPediatrics. Online Course. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3056/introduction-to-traumatic-brain-injury. Video:

https://youtu.be/MD_ERh6XpqE. Podcast: https://on.soundcloud.com/Uy3ew.

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org

OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected]

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This video describes the underlying pathophysiology related to cerebral swelling, management of increased intracranial pressure, and optimization of cerebral perfusion pressure in the patients with traumatic brain injury.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon viewing this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Describe the different types of injuries defined as traumatic brain injury

• Describe the secondary injuries that occur because of traumatic brain injury

• Describe the Monro-Kellie Doctrine and how it relates to traumatic brain injury

• Describe Cerebral Perfusion Pressure and how it relates to Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Blood Flow in traumatic brain injury

•Describe the factors that affect cerebral blood flow

• Describe the strategies to lower intracranial pressure

AUTHORS

Lisa DelSignore, MD

Attending, Pediatric Critical Care

Tuft's Medical Center

Instructor of Anesthesia

Harvard Medical School

DATES

Initial publication: January 28, 2015

Last reviewed: January 11, 2022

CITATION

DelSignore L, Olszewski AE, Wolbrink TA. Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury. 1/2015. OPENPediatrics. Online Course. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3056/introduction-to-traumatic-brain-injury. Video:

https://youtu.be/MD_ERh6XpqE. Podcast: https://on.soundcloud.com/Uy3ew.

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org

OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected]

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