Category: Scandinavian Guidelines

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Fresh off the Press: The Long Awaited 2nd Edition of Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

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The first edition of this comprehensive guide to the treatment of severe TBI was originally published in 2012, based entirely on editorial contributions from Nordic researchers and clinicians. It has proven to be a very useful and popular reference tool for professionals working with TBI. After an extensive review of all the relevant topics, the… Continue reading Fresh off the Press: The Long Awaited 2nd Edition of Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Neurotrauma · Paediatrics · Scandinavian Guidelines · TBI General · Traumatic Brain Injury

The SHIPP Study: Scandinavian Head Injury Trial in Paediatric Patients

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Do you work in a centre that manages head injuries in paediatric patients? The SHIPP trial is a pragmatic, prospective, multicentre study for the validation of the Scandinavian guidelines for minor and moderate head trauma in children. Currently the trial group is actively recruiting participant centres in Scandinavia. Any centre in Norway, Finland, Sweden or… Continue reading The SHIPP Study: Scandinavian Head Injury Trial in Paediatric Patients

Cervical Spine Injury · Neuroprotection · Neurotrauma · Scandinavian Guidelines · Thoracolumbar Spine Injury

New Danish Guidelines on Spinal Stabilisation in Trauma

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Our Danish colleagues have recently issued updated guidelines on spinal stabilisation of adult trauma patients (open-access in the Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine). As expected, the evidence base is fairly limited as robust randomised studies on this topic are rare and often hard to conduct. The group does provide a strong recommendation… Continue reading New Danish Guidelines on Spinal Stabilisation in Trauma

Acute Cerebrovascular Conditions · Neurocritical Care · Neurotrauma · Scandinavian Guidelines

Best Practice Guidelines for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries – SJTREM

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Blunt cerebrovascular injury is a relatively common finding in the traumatised patient and poses a number of clinical challenges. A Scandinavian group recently issued best practice guidelines for management of these injuries. You can find the article (free full-text) by Brommeland et al here.

Cervical Spine Injury · Scandinavian Guidelines · Thoracolumbar Spine Injury

New Norwegian Prehospital Spinal Injury Guidelines

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Just published in the Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine as an open-access article: The Norwegian guidelines for the prehospital management of adult trauma patients with potential spinal injury by Kornhall et al. The result of a critical review of the available evidence by a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, these guidelines wrestle with many of… Continue reading New Norwegian Prehospital Spinal Injury Guidelines