Date of Award
6-19-2020
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Medical Science (MMSc)
First Advisor
Emily J. Gilmore, MD, FNCS, FACNS
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury is a significant cause of death and disability and accounts for 16% of injury-related emergency department visits in the United States. Current guidelines for management of traumatic brain injury are focused on identifying and preventing secondary brain injury using multimodal invasive monitoring techniques, including cerebral oxygenation monitoring. However, these approaches have risks and there is currently no clinical consensus that use of invasive monitoring improves patient functional outcome. We will evaluate whether noninvasive monitoring of cerebral oxygenation with near infrared spectroscopy can reduce the median duration of brain tissue hypoxia in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Specifically, we will determine whether this method has benefit in combination with current guidelines, versus management based on current guidelines alone. This study will provide evidence that noninvasive cerebral oxygenation monitoring is a physiologic parameter that may modify interventions to direct targeted treatments and improve outcomes in traumatic brain injury.
Recommended Citation
Zimmerman, Drew Harvard, "Cerebral Oxygenation Monitoring by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury" (2020). Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program Theses. 39.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ysmpa_theses/39
This Article is Open Access