Nursing management of adults with severe traumatic brain injury: A narrative review

The objectives of the study are to analyze the pertinently available research and clinical studies that demonstrate the nursing management strategies for adults with STBI and to synthesize the available evidence based on the review. A comprehensive literature search was made in following databases such as Google Scholar, Cochrane, J-Gate, ProQuest, and ScienceDirect for retrieving the related studies. In the included studies, data were extracted and evaluated according to the objective. Narrative analysis was adopted to write this review. Patients with STBI have poor prognosis and require quality care for maximizing patients' survival. With a thorough knowledge and discernment of care of such patients, nurses can improve these patients' neurological outcomes.

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - October 17, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Roseminu Varghese Jyothi Chakrabarty Girish Menon Source Type: research