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Robert D Barraco MD, MPH

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Evaluation And Management Of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Eastern Association For The Surgery Of Trauma Practice Management Guideline., Ronald J. Bross Md, Randeep Jawa, Jennifer M Watters, Jennifer C. Knight, Andrew J Kerwin, Eleanor S Winston, Robert D. Barraco Md, Brian Tucker, James M Bardes, Susan E Rowell Mar 2015

Evaluation And Management Of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Eastern Association For The Surgery Of Trauma Practice Management Guideline., Ronald J. Bross Md, Randeep Jawa, Jennifer M Watters, Jennifer C. Knight, Andrew J Kerwin, Eleanor S Winston, Robert D. Barraco Md, Brian Tucker, James M Bardes, Susan E Rowell

Robert D Barraco MD, MPH

BACKGROUND: An estimated 1.1 million people sustain a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) annually in the United States. The natural history of MTBI remains poorly characterized, and its optimal clinical management is unclear. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma had previously published a set of practice management guidelines for MTBI in 2001. The purpose of this review was to update these guidelines to reflect the literature published since that time. METHODS: The PubMed and Cochrane Library databases were searched for articles related to MTBI published between 1998 and 2011. Selected older references were also examined. RESULTS: A total …


Evaluation And Management Of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Eastern Association For The Surgery Of Trauma Practice Management Guideline, Ronald Barbosa, Randeep Jawa, Jennifer Watters, Jennifer Knight, Andrew Kerwin, Eleanor Winston, Robert Barraco, Brian Tucker, James Bardes, Susan Rowell Mar 2015

Evaluation And Management Of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Eastern Association For The Surgery Of Trauma Practice Management Guideline, Ronald Barbosa, Randeep Jawa, Jennifer Watters, Jennifer Knight, Andrew Kerwin, Eleanor Winston, Robert Barraco, Brian Tucker, James Bardes, Susan Rowell

Robert D Barraco MD, MPH

BACKGROUND: An estimated 1.1 million people sustain a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) annually in the United States. The natural history of MTBI remains poorly characterized, and its optimal clinical management is unclear. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma had previously published a set of practice management guidelines for MTBI in 2001. The purpose of this review was to update these guidelines to reflect the literature published since that time.

METHODS: The PubMed and Cochrane Library databases were searched for articles related to MTBI published between 1998 and 2011. Selected older references were also examined.

RESULTS: A total …


Evaluation And Management Of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Eastern Association For The Surgery Of Trauma Practice Management Guideline., Ronald J. Bross Md, Randeep Jawa, Jennifer M Watters, Jennifer C. Knight, Andrew J Kerwin, Eleanor S Winston, Robert D. Barraco Md, Brian Tucker, James M Bardes, Susan E Rowell Mar 2015

Evaluation And Management Of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Eastern Association For The Surgery Of Trauma Practice Management Guideline., Ronald J. Bross Md, Randeep Jawa, Jennifer M Watters, Jennifer C. Knight, Andrew J Kerwin, Eleanor S Winston, Robert D. Barraco Md, Brian Tucker, James M Bardes, Susan E Rowell

Robert D Barraco MD, MPH

BACKGROUND: An estimated 1.1 million people sustain a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) annually in the United States. The natural history of MTBI remains poorly characterized, and its optimal clinical management is unclear. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma had previously published a set of practice management guidelines for MTBI in 2001. The purpose of this review was to update these guidelines to reflect the literature published since that time. METHODS: The PubMed and Cochrane Library databases were searched for articles related to MTBI published between 1998 and 2011. Selected older references were also examined. RESULTS: A total …