Foreword

Introduction

Trauma systems, pediatric trauma centers, and the neurosurgeon

Prehospital airway management

Resuscitation of blood pressure and oxygenation and prehospital brain-specific therapies for the severe pediatric traumatic brain injury patient

Indications for intracranial pressure monitoring in pediatric patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Threshold for treatment of intracranial hypertension

Intracranial pressure monitoring technology

Cerebral perfusion pressure

Use of sedation and neuromuscular blockade in the treatment of severe pediatric traumatic brain injury

The role of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in the treatment of severe pediatric traumatic brain injury

Use of hyperosmolar therapy in the management of severe pediatric traumatic brain injury

Use of hyperventilation in the acute management of severe pediatric traumatic brain injury

The use of barbiturates in the control of intracranial hypertension in severe pediatric traumatic brain injury

The role of temperature control following severe pediatric traumatic brain injury

Surgical treatment of pediatric intracranial hypertension

The use of corticosteroids in the treatment of severe pediatric traumatic brain injury

Critical pathway for the treatment of established intracranial hypertension in pediatric traumatic brain injury

Nutritional support

The role of anti-seizure prophylaxis following severe pediatric traumatic brain injury