Early Support of Intracranial Perfusion
Abstract
This report represents the first year in a multi-year effort to improve outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This project will utilize human and animal models in an effort first to identify what factors are most important in determining outcome from TBI and secondly to test new techniques in patient care. Year 1 focused on development of an infrastructure for assessment of TBI patients, development of a protocol to advance our understanding of the inflammatory process which follows TBI and creation of a basic science model of penetrating brain trauma. Hiring and assignment of staff purchase and development of need equipment, and protocol and database development were the primary focus of efforts. Work was initiated on the development of the Brain Resuscitation Registry to provide structure and linkage capabilities for data collection and outcome reporting. Three sub-projects were also developed, two human uses and one animal model. By the close of Year 1, institutional review board approval for all three sub-projects had been obtained and subject recruitment and data collection initiated for the human use sub-projects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA490671
Entities
People
- Thomas Scalea
Organizations
- University of Maryland, Baltimore