Myocardial Dysfunction in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Relieved by Surgical Decompression
Joint Authors
Krishnamoorthy, Vijay
Prathep, Sumidtra
Sharma, Deepak
Vavilala, Monica S.
Source
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health issue and is a leading cause of death in North America.
After a primary TBI, secondary brain insults can predispose patients to a worse outcome.
One of the earliest secondary insults encountered during the perioperative period is hypotension, which has been directly linked to both mortality and poor disposition after TBI.
Despite this, it has been shown that hypotension commonly occurs during surgery for TBI.
We present a case of intraoperative hypotension during surgery for TBI, where the use of transthoracic echocardiography had significant diagnostic and therapeutic implications for the management of our patient.
We then discuss the issue of cardiac dysfunction after brain injury and the implications that echocardiography may have in the management of this vulnerable patient population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Krishnamoorthy, Vijay& Sharma, Deepak& Prathep, Sumidtra& Vavilala, Monica S.. 2013. Myocardial Dysfunction in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Relieved by Surgical Decompression. Case Reports in Anesthesiology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475115
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Krishnamoorthy, Vijay…[et al.]. Myocardial Dysfunction in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Relieved by Surgical Decompression. Case Reports in Anesthesiology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475115
American Medical Association (AMA)
Krishnamoorthy, Vijay& Sharma, Deepak& Prathep, Sumidtra& Vavilala, Monica S.. Myocardial Dysfunction in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Relieved by Surgical Decompression. Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475115
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475115