When the fourth edition of the Brain Trauma Foundation's Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury were finalized in late 2016, it was known that the results of the RESCUEicp (Trial of Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension) randomized controlled trial...

The scope and purpose of this work is 2-fold: to synthesize the available evidence and to translate it into recommendations. This document provides recommendations only when there is evidence to support them. As such, they do not constitute a complete protocol for clinical use. Our intention is that...

The management of traumatic brain injury has changed as a result of evidence-based treatment guideline first established in 1995. They have promoted standardization of care and as a result improved outcomes. In addition, the guidelines have helped identify gaps in our knowledge-base that can direct ...

Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF) Guidelines for medical management of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) have become a global standard for the treatment of TBI patients. We aim to explore the evolution of the guidelines for the management of severe TBI. We reviewed the four editions of the BTF guideli...

Penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI) affects civilian and military populations resulting in significant morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. No up-to-date and evidence-based guidelines exist to assist modern medical and surgical management of these complex injuries. A preliminary literat...

Brain trauma or traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Along with the conventional therapeutic strategies, neurorestorative treatments for TBI have been developed in recent decades. However, missing standards and guidelines has become a growing i...