Evidence Maps

Traumatic Brain Injury

SUBJECT	MAP	REPORT	UPDATED LAST
Definition Hypotension What is the definition of hypotension in TBI patients?			Sep 2010
Fluid Therapy What is the effect of various solutions for fluid therapy resuscitation in TBI patients?			Sep 2010
Fluid Timing What is the effect of delayed versus immediate fluid resuscitation on outcomes of TBI?			Sep 2010
Glasgow Coma Scale What is the usefulness of the prehospital Glasgow Coma Scale score and its components (eye, verbal, and motor) in TBI patients?			Sep 2010
Hyperventilation What is the effect of hyperventilation on clinical outcomes in TBI patients?			Sep 2010
Hypotension What is the effect of hypotension on morbidity and mortality in TBI patients?			Sep 2010
Hypothermia What is the effect of therapeutic hypothermia for TBI patients?			Sep 2010
Hypoxaemia What is the effect of prehospital hypoxaemia on morbidity and mortality in TBI patients?			Sep 2010
Intubation What is the effectiveness of prehospital intubation in TBI patients?			Sep 2010
Mannitol What is the effect of administering mannitol during prehospital care in TBI patients?			Sep 2010

SUBJECT	MAP	REPORT	UPDATED LAST
Anti-Emetic Treatment What is the effect of anti-emetic treatment in SCI patients?			Sep 2010
Positioning What is the most effective positioning (eg. supine or part head up, laying on side), in SCI patients?			Sep 2010
Spinal Immobilisation What are the benefits and harms caused by prehospital spinal immobilisation in unselected SCI trauma patients?			Sep 2010
Neuroprotective Agents What is the effectiveness of neuroprotective agents (other than corticosteroids) in SCI patients?			Sep 2010