SCCM Resource Library-Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

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Dr. Karen Ritter-Rice presents on pediatric traumatic brain injury at the 51st Critical Care Congress. She discusses the differences between pediatric and adult patients with traumatic brain injury in terms of anatomy, cerebral blood flow, and current guidelines for management. Pediatric patients have fundamental physiological and anatomical differences, with a larger head size disproportionately affecting movement and potential injuries. Cerebral blood flow and metabolism in children change with age, making it challenging to establish normative values. Current methods of measuring cerebral blood flow in children, such as transcranial Doppler, are operator-dependent and not widely used. Dr. Ritter-Rice emphasizes the need for more research on measuring and reporting cerebral blood flow in children, as well as well-designed clinical trials to inform treatment strategies. The session also highlights new recommendations for the use of transcranial Doppler in pediatric traumatic brain injury and provides links to relevant resources for further information.

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Trauma, Pediatrics, 2022

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Discuss the contrasts between pediatric and adult patients in several aspects of critical illness, specifically as related to basic science.

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Trauma

Knowledge Area Pediatrics

Knowledge Level Intermediate

Knowledge Level Advanced

Membership Level Select

Tag Traumatic Brain Injury TBI

Tag Pediatrics

Year 2022

Keywords

pediatric traumatic brain injury

anatomy

cerebral blood flow

management guidelines

physiological differences

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