Management of perceived devastating brain injury after hospital admission: a consensus statement from stakeholder professional organizations.

Related Articles Management of perceived devastating brain injury after hospital admission: a consensus statement from stakeholder professional organizations. Br J Anaesth. 2018 Jan;120(1):138-145 Authors: Harvey D, Butler J, Groves J, Manara A, Menon D, Thomas E, Wilson M Abstract Patients with severe grades of life-threatening brain injury are commonly characterized as having devastating brain injury (DBI), which we have defined as: ‘any neurological condition that is assessed at the time of hospital admission as an immediate threat to life or incompatible with good functional recovery AND where early limitation or withdrawal of therapy is being considered’. The outcome in patients…
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