Tag Jonathan L. Wilson

Surgery

Spinal cord injury, blunt and penetrating, neurogenic and spinal shock

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a traumatic event that causes transient or permanent loss of normal sensory, motor, or autonomic function. The long-term sequelae can be devastating due to the financial burden as well as the psychological effects and physical…

Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
January 25, 2024

Surgery

Traumatic brain injury: Imaging, operative and nonoperative care, and complications

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a major burden to trauma centers and the health care infrastructure. Heart disease, cancer, and stroke remain the leading cause of mortality year after year in the United States and in various locations abroad. Unlike…

Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
January 25, 2024

Surgery

Traumatic brain injury: Pathophysiology, clinical diagnosis, and prehospital and emergency center care

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as an injury to the brain caused by an external force to the head that results in disruption of the normal function of the brain. It can be a direct or indirect injury due…

Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
January 25, 2024