scholarly journals The Characteristics and Outcome of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury in the Intensive Care Unit of a Public Sector Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arshi Naz ◽  
Ghulam Rasheed ◽  
Mirza Shahzad Baig ◽  
Shehla Baqi
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Sector Hospital

Secondary stroke in patients with polytrauma and traumatic brain injury treated in an Intensive Care Unit, Karlovac General Hospital, Croatia

Injury ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. S31-S35 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Belavić ◽  
E. Jančić ◽  
P. Mišković ◽  
A. Brozović-Krijan ◽  
B. Bakota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
General Hospital

scholarly journals Behavioral Pain Indicators in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roghieh Nazari ◽  
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif ◽  
Kelly A Allen ◽  
Hamid Sharif Nia ◽  
Bit-Lian Yee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Injury Severity ◽  
Repeated Measure ◽  
Neck Stiffness ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Eye Opening ◽  
Different Levels

Introduction: A consistent approach to pain assessment for patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) is a major difficulty for health practitioners due to some patients’ inability, to express their pain verbally. This study aimed to assess pain behaviors (PBs) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients at different levels of consciousness. Methods: This study used a repeated-measure, within-subject design with 35 patients admitted to an ICU. The data were collected through observations of nociceptive and non-nociceptive procedures, which were recorded through a 47-item behavior-rating checklist. The analyses were performed by SPSS ver.13 software. Results: The most frequently observed PBs during nociceptive procedures were facial expression levator contractions (65.7%), sudden eye openings (34.3%), frowning (31.4%), lip changes (31.4%), clear movement of extremities (57.1%), neck stiffness (42.9%), sighing (31.4%), and moaning (31.4%). The number of PBs exhibited by participants during nociceptive procedures was significantly higher than those observed before and 15 minutes after the procedures. Also, the number of exhibited PBs in patients during nociceptive procedures was significantly greater than that of exhibited PBs during the non-nociceptive procedure. The results showed a significant difference between different levels of consciousness and also between the numbers of exhibited PBs in participants with different levels of traumatic brain injury severity. Conclusion: The present study showed that most of the behaviors that have been observed during painful stimulation in patients with traumatic brain injury included facial expressions, sudden eye opening, frowning, lip changes, clear movements of extremities, neck stiffness, and sighing or moaning.

A population-based study on epidemiology of intensive care unit treated traumatic brain injury in Iceland

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 408-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Jonsdottir ◽  
S. H. Lund ◽  
B. Snorradottir ◽  
S. Karason ◽  
I. H. Olafsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study

Risk Factors Associated With Pressure Ulcers in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

2021 ◽  
pp. 105477382110504
Author(s):  
Jeong Eun Yoon ◽  
Ok-Hee Cho
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Injury Severity ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Braden Scale

Pressure injuries (PIs) are one of the most important and frequent complications in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) or those with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and risk factors of PIs in patients with TBI admitted to the ICU. In this retrospective study, the medical records of 237 patients with TBI admitted to the trauma ICU of a university hospital were examined. Demographic, trauma-related, and treatment-related characteristics of all the patients were evaluated from their records. The incidence of PIs was 13.9%, while the main risk factors were a higher injury severity score, use of mechanical ventilation, vasopressor infusion, lower Braden Scale score, fever, and period of enteral feeding. This study advances the nursing practice in the ICU by predicting the development of PIs and their characteristics in patients with TBI.

scholarly journals Posttraumatic epilepsy in intensive care unit–treated pediatric traumatic brain injury patients

Epilepsia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 693-701
Author(s):  
Era D. Mikkonen ◽  
Markus B. Skrifvars ◽  
Matti Reinikainen ◽  
Stepani Bendel ◽  
Ruut Laitio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Posttraumatic Epilepsy
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