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Anaes SAQsNeuroanaesthesia

Anaes SAQs · Neuroanaesthesia

The anaesthetic management of the traumatic brain injury

Final SAQ — the secondary-injury prevention (the hypotension, the hypoxia, the hypercapnia, the hyperglycaemia, the raised ICP); the rapid and the smooth induction; the MAP 80 mmHg before the haemostasis; the normocapnia; the ICP control; the neurocardiac axis; and the smooth emergence.

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Discuss the anaesthetic principles for the emergent craniotomy or craniectomy in the patient with the traumatic brain injury, with emphasis on the prevention of the secondary injury.

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Discuss the anaesthetic principles for the emergent craniotomy or craniectomy in the patient with the traumatic brain injury, with emphasis on the prevention of the secondary injury.

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  1. [2]Blacker SN, et al. Intraoperative anesthetic care during emergent craniotomy for TBI. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol, 2026.PMID 39793097
  2. [6]Allen WL, et al. The neurocardiac axis in acute intracranial stress. J Clin Anesth, 2026.PMID 41412009
  3. [41412010]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.
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