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A new brain oxygen monitoring device and continuing advances in treating brachial plexus injuries are just two advances in trauma care. A new monitoring technology, brain tissue oxygenation monitoring (Pbto^sub 2^) may help improve outcomes for patients with traumatic brain injuries. This technology...

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Published in:Nursing management 2005, Vol.Suppl, p.10, 12-12
Main Authors: Mower-Wade, Donna, Bartley, Marilynn Kyritsis, Pirrung, Joan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brachial Plexus - injuries
Brain
Brain - metabolism
Emergency Nursing - trends
Humans
Injuries
Medical treatment
Monitoring systems
Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation
Nursing
Nursing Assessment
Oxygen - metabolism
Trauma
Trauma care
Trauma centers
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Summary:A new brain oxygen monitoring device and continuing advances in treating brachial plexus injuries are just two advances in trauma care. A new monitoring technology, brain tissue oxygenation monitoring (Pbto^sub 2^) may help improve outcomes for patients with traumatic brain injuries. This technology is an adjunct to intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) monitoring, provides additional information to help guide treatment. Although rare, traumatic brachial plexus injuries can permanently damage arm function and sometimes lead to amputation. The anatomy and physiology of the brachial plexus, and why injury can be so devastating is explained, and then how to manage an injury is described.
ISSN:0744-6314
1538-8670