Cerebrovascular trauma
The Cerebrovascular trauma page has been extensively revised and updated.
Treatment of DVT table
A table summarising the treatment of DVT in various situations has been added to the Management of DVT page.
NOAC, heparin and warfarin links
Links to the NOAC, heparin and warfarin pages have been added to the Management of PE and Management of DVT pages.
Treatment of PE table
A table summarising the treatment of PE in different situations has been added to the Management of PE page.
Tracheostomy
A short new page on Tracheostomy and complications has been added to the Disorders of the head and neck section.
Decompressive craniectomy
The Prevention of secondary brain injury page has been updated with a significant revision of the segment on decompressive craniectomy.
Penetrating head trauma
The Penetrating head trauma page has been updated with additional information about the management of these injuries.
Monitoring in cerebral injury
A new page entitled Monitoring in cerebral injury has been added to the Cerebral resuscitation section.
Concussion
A section on concussion has been added to the Complications of head trauma page.
Head injury discharge management
The Management of head trauma page has been updated with substantially more detail regarding the discharge of patients following head injury.
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Management of EDH
The Extradural and subdural haematomas page has been updated including information about the management of EDH.
Growing skull fracture
A short segment on skull fracture healing and growing skull fractures has been added to the Complications of head trauma page.
Complications of head trauma
The Complications of head trauma page has had a number of small revisions and improvements.
Pathophysiology of TBI
The Introduction to traumatic brain injury page has had a few minor updates.
Complications of cranioplasty
The Complications of head trauma page has been updated with a short segment on the complications of cranioplasty following trauma.
CSF leak
The Complications of head trauma page has been updated with additional information about CSF leak.
Regulatory compliance of research
The Ethics of research page has been updated with information about regulatory compliance for research.
Ethics of research
The Ethics of research page has been updated, including additional information about consent for research.
2-4 hour paracetamol levels
The Paracetamol page has been updated with information about the utility of a 2-4 hour paracetamol level in predicting subsequent potential toxicity. Yarema, MC, Green, JP, Sivilotti, MLA, et al. Can a serum acetaminophen concentration obtained less than 4 hours post-ingestion determine which patients do not require treatment with acetylcysteine? Clinical Toxicology 2016:1-7.