Global point of care
Dr. Barbra Backus, MD, PhD, Netherlands
Professor Olli Tenovuo, MD, PhD, Finland
Aired June 25, 2024
Dr. Karoline Skogen, MD, PhD, Norway
Professor Vincent Sapin, PharmD, PhD, France
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common reason for presenting to emergency departments (EDs). The assessment of these patients is frequently hampered by various confounders, and diagnostics are still often based on nonspecific clinical signs. Throughout Europe, there is wide variation in clinical practices, including the follow-up of those discharged from the ED. The objective is to present a practical recommendation for the assessment of adult patients with an acute TBI, focusing on milder cases not requiring in-hospital care.
Recently published in the European Journal of Emergency Medicine, a multiprofessional expert panel gave consensus recommendations based on recent scientific literature and clinical practices. The focus is on patients with a preserved consciousness (Glasgow Coma Scale 13–15) not requiring in-hospital care after ED assessment.
The main results of the paper will be discussed in the webinar and contain practical, clinically usable recommendations for acute clinical assessment, head CT decision-making, use of biomarkers, discharge options, needs for follow-up, as well as a discussion of the main features and risk factors for prolonged recovery.
Eur J Emerg Med 2024 May (online ahead of print)
Dr. Barbra Backus, MD, PhD is an emergency physician in the Netherlands. She developed and validated the HEART score for chest pain patients at the emergency department. She continues her research specialty on low-risk chest pain and, more recently, traumatic brain injury.
Prof. Olli Tenovuo, MD, PhD, is a professor of neurotraumatology and clinical neurologist leading the Traumatic Brain Injury Research Group at the University of Turku, Finland. Olli has conducted research in many aspects of traumatic brain injury, currently focusing mostly on new diagnostic biomarkers and imaging modalities in patients with head injuries.
Prof. Vincent Sapin, PharmD, PhD, is the head of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand and the coordinator of the European Federation Laboratory Medicine Working Group on "Blood Biomarkers of mTBI".
Dr. Karoline Skogen, MD, PhD, is a senior consultant and neuroradiologist at the Oslo University Hospital.
Emergency physicians, Radiologist, Neurologist, General practitioners, Biologist, Neurosurgeons
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