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Episode 32 - Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI)
Trauma ICU Rounds
English - December 17, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBLife Sciences Science Education critical care intensive care trauma surgery acute care surgery emergency general surgery medical education foam Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 31 - Who Should Manage Vascular Trauma?
Dr. Walt Biffl from Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla joins us on Rounds to discuss the evolution of BCVI management from the early 1990s to present day. Topics discussed include screening criteria, the diagnostic approach and imaging modalities for accurately identifying these injuries in our blunt polytrauma pateints. Grading criteria, antithrombotic therapies, and the use of endovascular stents round out this informative discussion with one of the world's leading experts on the topic.
Check out the Show Notes at www.traumaicurounds.com
Also, you can find the updated 2020 EAST BCVI PMG here:
https://www.east.org/education/practice-management-guidelines/blunt-cerebrovascular-injury-evaluation-and-management-of