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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Traumatic subdural haematoma: integrating case-based clinical judgement with guidelines.

Aditya Samitinjay, Satya Revanth Karri, Praveen Khairkar, Rakesh Biswas

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aditya SamitinjayDepartment of General Medicine, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, Telangana, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9303-2412
Satya Revanth KarriDepartment of Psychiatry, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, Telangana, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3715-6976
Praveen KhairkarDepartment of Psychiatry, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, Telangana, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3166-3547
Rakesh BiswasDepartment of General Medicine, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, Telangana, India rakesh7biswas@gmail.com.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity with a significant loss of functional capacity and a huge socioeconomic burden. Road traffic accidents are the most common (60%) cause followed by falls and violence in India and worldwide. This case discusses the story of a 23-year-old man with severe TBI-subdural haematoma, who presented in a comatose state. The patient was a purported candidate for emergency decompressive surgery as per Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF) guidelines but was managed conservatively. This case questions the plausibility of the BTF guidelines for severe TBI, particularly in rural hospitals in India and how such cases are often managed with clinical judgement based on the review of literature. The patient recovered well with a perfect 8/8 on Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended Score.

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Clinical ReasoningGuideline AdherenceAccidents, TrafficBrain Injuries, TraumaticComaGlasgow Outcome ScaleHematoma, SubduralHumansIndiaMaleTreatment OutcomeYoung Adultadult intensive carecoma and raised intracranial pressureneurosurgerypsychiatrytrauma

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PMCPMC7476468
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