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Head trauma is the leading cause of death after injury. The socio-economic consequences of trauma and especially severe head injury are enormous. Because most central nervous system (CNS) injuries occur in young patients between 20 and 40 years old, improvements in therapy are particularly gratifying [1]. There are many pathophysiological and therapeutic aspects of severe head injury. Recently, considerable procress has been made in the diagnostic field, but we still must look forward to major progress in the improvement of final outcome. Such improvements can only be achieved by understanding all factors which can influence final outcome. One of the important factors is the treatment provided by the trauma anesthesiologist.
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Kaufmann, M., Castelli, I., Scheidegger, D. (1993). Severe Head Injury: What about Outcome?. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 1993. Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 1993, vol 1993. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84904-6_51
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