| Title: |
Transfer of the brain-injured patient |
| Authors: |
Hunter, Jez; Waddy, Sam; Wood, Dora |
| Contributors: |
Sampson, Paul; Struthers, Richard; Welbourne, Jessie; Williams, Ashleigh |
| Source: |
Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care ; page 477-486 ; ISBN 0198895976 9780198895978 9780191998034 |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University PressOxford |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Description: |
With the development of major trauma centres (MTC), neurosurgical expertise has been centralised and consolidated. The urgent transfer of a brain-injured patient for both trauma and medical necessities is now commonplace. Following a primary neurological insult, the key principle of care is to minimise any secondary brain insult. The time-critical neurological transfer prioritises rapid access to definitive neuroscience support while maintaining adequate cerebral perfusion. The targets we have prescribed are a blend of evidence-based recommendations with expert consensus statements. |
| Document Type: |
book part |
| Language: |
English |
| ISBN: |
978-0-19-889597-8; 978-0-19-199803-4; 0-19-889597-6; 0-19-199803-6 |
| DOI: |
10.1093/med/9780198895978.003.0026 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198895978.003.0026; https://academic.oup.com/book/62235/chapter/550316275 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.40755BF6 |
| Database: |
BASE |