Should we have a guard against therapeutic nihilism for patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Should we have a guard against therapeutic nihilism for patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Many clinicians would agree that a vegetative outcome is a fate worse than death after a severe traumatic brain injury （TBI）. In an effort to avoid poor outcomes of this nature, neurotrauma practitioners draw from their training and experience to make the monumental decision of when to recommend aga...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neural regeneration research 2017-11, Vol.12 (11), p.1801-1803
Hauptverfasser: Hirschi, Ryan, Rommel, Casey, Hawryluk, Gregory W J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aggressiveness
Brain injuries
Care and treatment
Decision making
Health aspects
Intensive care
Management
Medical care
Medical prognosis
Methods
Nihilism
Patients
Physicians
Prognosis
Traumatic brain injury
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Many clinicians would agree that a vegetative outcome is a fate worse than death after a severe traumatic brain injury （TBI）. In an effort to avoid poor outcomes of this nature, neurotrauma practitioners draw from their training and experience to make the monumental decision of when to recommend against aggressive care in severe TBI patients. Such judgements are,
ISSN:1673-5374
1876-7958
DOI:10.4103/1673-5374.219037