Health Condition 1: S060- Concussion Health Condition 2: S062- Diffuse traumatic brain injury Health Condition 3: S064- Epidural hemorrhage Health Condition 4: S063- Focal traumatic brain injury Health Condition 5: S068- Other specified intracranial injuries Health Condition 6: S061- Traumatic cerebral edema Health Condition 7: S066- Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage Health Condition 8: S065- Traumatic subdural hemorrhage Health Condition 9: S069- Unspecified intracranial injury
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Adult patients 18-65 years of age, with severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale 3-8) 25 at the time of admission to Intensive Care Unit 2.Admitted to Trauma Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for mechanical ventilatory support and conservative management. 3.Admitted to Trauma ICU within 48 hours of injury
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant females and pediatric patients 2. Relatives unwilling to give consent for participation in the study 3. Patients admitted to hospital >24 of injury 4. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 3 with bilateral fixed and dilated pupils 5. Non-survivable injury like decapitation or hemicorporectomy. • Inability to obtain ultrasound window for performing Transcranial doppler (TCD)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional status and orientation at 3 months following injury, assessed with the use of the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale [GOS-E](annexure I) and the Disability Rating Scale [DRS](annexure II).Timepoint: 3 months post injury | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| . Total ventilator daysTimepoint: end of icu stay;Adverse events/complications, if anyTimepoint: end of icu stay;Brain-specific treatments receivedTimepoint: end of icu stay;Frequency of neurosurgical proceduresTimepoint: end of icu stay;GCS at the end of hospital stayTimepoint: end of hospital stay;Incidence of neurological worseningTimepoint: end of icu stay;Time to hospital dischargeTimepoint: end of hospital stay;Total length of ICU stayTimepoint: end of icu stay | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research