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Hörauf JA, Woschek M, Schindler CR, Verboket RD, Lustenberger T, Marzi I, Störmann P. Settlement Is at the End-Common Trauma Scores Require a Critical Reassessment Due to the Possible Dynamics of Traumatic Brain Injuries in Patients' Clinical Course. J Clin Med 2024; 13:3333. [PMID: 38893044 PMCID: PMC11173217 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13113333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Abstract
Background: Scientific studies on severely injured patients commonly utilize the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and the Injury Severity Score (ISS) for injury assessment and to characterize trauma cohorts. However, due to potential deterioration (e.g., in the case of an increasing hemorrhage) during the clinical course, the assessment of injury severity in traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be challenging. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether and to what extent the worsening of TBI affects the AIS and ISS. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 80 polytrauma patients admitted to the trauma room of our level I trauma center with computed-tomography-confirmed TBI. The initial AIS, ISS, and Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) values were reevaluated after follow-up imaging. Results: A total of 37.5% of the patients showed a significant increase in AIShead (3.7 vs. 4.1; p = 0.002) and the ISS (22.9 vs. 26.7, p = 0.0497). These changes resulted in an eight percent reduction in their TRISS-predicted survival probability (74.82% vs. 66.25%, p = 0.1835). Conclusions: The dynamic nature of intracranial hemorrhage complicates accurate injury severity assessment using the AIS and ISS, necessitating consideration in clinical studies and registries to prevent systematic bias in patient selection and subsequent data analysis.
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- Jason-Alexander Hörauf
- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Coppalini G, Salvagno M, Peluso L, Bogossian EG, Quispe Cornejo A, Labbé V, Annoni F, Taccone FS. Cardiac Injury After Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical Consequences and Management. Neurocrit Care 2024; 40:477-485. [PMID: 37378852 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01777-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health issue because of its increasing incidence and the substantial short-term and long-term burden it imposes. This burden includes high mortality rates, morbidity, and a significant impact on productivity and quality of life for survivors. During the management of TBI, extracranial complications commonly arise during the patient's stay in the intensive care unit. These complications can have an impact on both mortality and the neurological outcome of patients with TBI. Among these extracranial complications, cardiac injury is a relatively frequent occurrence, affecting approximately 25-35% of patients with TBI. The pathophysiology underlying cardiac injury in TBI involves the intricate interplay between the brain and the heart. Acute brain injury triggers a systemic inflammatory response and a surge of catecholamines, leading to the release of neurotransmitters and cytokines. These substances have detrimental effects on the brain and peripheral organs, creating a vicious cycle that exacerbates brain damage and cellular dysfunction. The most common manifestation of cardiac injury in TBI is corrected QT (QTc) prolongation and supraventricular arrhythmias, with a prevalence up to 5 to 10 times higher than in the general adult population. Other forms of cardiac injury, such as regional wall motion alteration, troponin elevation, myocardial stunning, or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, have also been described. In this context, the use of β-blockers has shown potential benefits by intervening in this maladaptive process. β-blockers can limit the pathological effects on cardiac rhythm, blood circulation, and cerebral metabolism. They may also mitigate metabolic acidosis and potentially contribute to improved cerebral perfusion. However, further clinical studies are needed to elucidate the role of new therapeutic strategies in limiting cardiac dysfunction in patients with severe TBI.
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- Giacomo Coppalini
- Department of Intensive Care, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Humanitas Gavazzeni, Via M. Gavazzeni, 21, 24125, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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Picetti E, Rosenstein I, Balogh ZJ, Catena F, Taccone FS, Fornaciari A, Votta D, Badenes R, Bilotta F. Perioperative Management of Polytrauma Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Undergoing Emergency Extracranial Surgery: A Narrative Review. J Clin Med 2021; 11:18. [PMID: 35011760 PMCID: PMC8745292 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11010018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Managing the acute phase after a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) with polytrauma represents a challenging situation for every trauma team member. A worldwide variability in the management of these complex patients has been reported in recent studies. Moreover, limited evidence regarding this topic is available, mainly due to the lack of well-designed studies. Anesthesiologists, as trauma team members, should be familiar with all the issues related to the management of these patients. In this narrative review, we summarize the available evidence in this setting, focusing on perioperative brain protection, cardiorespiratory optimization, and preservation of the coagulative function. An overview on simultaneous multisystem surgery (SMS) is also presented.
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- Edoardo Picetti
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, 43100 Parma, Italy; (E.P.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, La Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy; (I.R.); (D.V.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Newcastle 2305, Australia;
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, 47521 Cesena, Italy;
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, 43100 Parma, Italy; (E.P.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, La Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy; (I.R.); (D.V.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital Clìnico Universitario de Valencia, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, La Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy; (I.R.); (D.V.); (F.B.)
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Chico-Fernández M, Barea-Mendoza JA, Pérez-Bárcena J, García-Sáez I, Quintana-Díaz M, Marina L, Mayor-García DM, Serviá-Goixart L, Jiménez-Moragas JM, Llompart-Pou JA. Concomitant Traumatic Brain Injury and Hemorrhagic Shock: Outcomes Using the Spanish Trauma ICU Registry (RETRAUCI). Am Surg 2020; 87:370-375. [PMID: 32993317 DOI: 10.1177/0003134820949990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND To compare the main outcomes of trauma patients with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI), hemorrhagic shock, and the combination of both using data from the Spanish trauma intensive care unit (ICU) registry (RETRAUCI). METHODS Patients admitted to the participating ICUs from March 2015 to May 2019 were included in the study. The main outcomes were analyzed according to the presence of TBI, hemorrhagic shock, and/or both. Comparison of groups with quantitative variables was performed using the Kruskal-Wallis test, and differences between groups with categorical variables were compared using the Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test as appropriate. A P value <.05 was considered significant. RESULTS Overall, 310 patients (3.98%) were presented with TBI and hemorrhagic shock. Patients with TBI and hemorrhagic shock received more red blood cell (RBC) concentrates, fresh frozen plasma (FFP), a higher ratio FFP/RBC, and had a higher incidence of trauma-induced coagulopathy (60%) (P < .001). These patients had higher mortality (P < .001). Intracranial hypertension was the leading cause of death (50.4%). CONCLUSIONS Concomitant TBI and hemorrhagic shock occur in nearly 4% of trauma ICU patients. These patients required a higher amount of RBC concentrates and FFP and had an increased mortality.
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- Mario Chico-Fernández
- UCI de Trauma y Emergencias, Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- UCI de Trauma y Emergencias, Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario de Donostia, Donostia, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
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- Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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Picetti E, Rossi S, Abu-Zidan FM, Ansaloni L, Armonda R, Baiocchi GL, Bala M, Balogh ZJ, Berardino M, Biffl WL, Bouzat P, Buki A, Ceresoli M, Chesnut RM, Chiara O, Citerio G, Coccolini F, Coimbra R, Di Saverio S, Fraga GP, Gupta D, Helbok R, Hutchinson PJ, Kirkpatrick AW, Kinoshita T, Kluger Y, Leppaniemi A, Maas AIR, Maier RV, Minardi F, Moore EE, Myburgh JA, Okonkwo DO, Otomo Y, Rizoli S, Rubiano AM, Sahuquillo J, Sartelli M, Scalea TM, Servadei F, Stahel PF, Stocchetti N, Taccone FS, Tonetti T, Velmahos G, Weber D, Catena F. WSES consensus conference guidelines: monitoring and management of severe adult traumatic brain injury patients with polytrauma in the first 24 hours. World J Emerg Surg 2019; 14:53. [PMID: 31798673 PMCID: PMC6884766 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-019-0270-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The acute phase management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and polytrauma represents a major challenge. Guidelines for the care of these complex patients are lacking, and worldwide variability in clinical practice has been documented in recent studies. Consequently, the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) decided to organize an international consensus conference regarding the monitoring and management of severe adult TBI polytrauma patients during the first 24 hours after injury. A modified Delphi approach was adopted, with an agreement cut-off of 70%. Forty experts in this field (emergency surgeons, neurosurgeons, and intensivists) participated in the online consensus process. Sixteen recommendations were generated, with the aim of promoting rational care in this difficult setting.
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- Edoardo Picetti
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC USA
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
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- Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA USA
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Grenoble Alps Trauma Center, University Hospital of Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble Cedex, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- János Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, ASST, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA USA
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- General Surgery and Trauma Team, University of Milano, ASST Niguarda Milano, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Neuro-Intensive Care, Department of Emergency and Intensive Care, ASST, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Moreno Valley, CA USA
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- Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Trauma Surgery, Hospital de Clinicas, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and associated Jai Prakash Narain Apex Trauma Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurology, Neurocritical Care Unit, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke’s Hospital and University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
- NIHR Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Departments of General Acute Care, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Trauma Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB Canada
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of General Surgery, Rambam Health Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Centre, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, St. George Clinical School, University of New South Wales and The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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- Trauma and Acute Critical Care Center, Medical Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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- INUB/MEDITECH Research Group, El Bosque University, Bogotá, Colombia
- MEDITECH Foundation, Clinical Research, Cali, Colombia
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- Neurosurgery Department, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Humanitas University and Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Parker, CO USA
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- Neuro ICU Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Physiopathology and Transplantation, Milan University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Trauma and General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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