Citation

Bell MJ, Kochanek PM. Crit. Care Clin. 2013; 29(2): 223-238.

Affiliation

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, 3434 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, 3434 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, 3434 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. Electronic address: bellmj4@upmc.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ccc.2012.11.004

PMID

23537673

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains the leading cause of death of children in the developing world. In 2012, several international efforts were completed to aid clinicians and researchers in advancing the field of pediatric TBI. The second edition of the Guidelines for the Medical Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Infants, Children and Adolescents updated those published in 2003. This article highlights the processes involved in developing the Guidelines, contrasts the new guidelines with the previous edition, and delineates new research efforts needed to advance knowledge. The impact of common data elements within these potential new research fields is reviewed.

Language: en