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UZAN, M; KAYA, Z
gularda uygulan›rken kafaiçi bas›nç monitorizasyonu ise pulmoner ve hemodinamik
resüsitasyondan sonra GCS skoru 13 ve alt›nda olan olgularda tercih
edilmelidir. 36
Nörolojik tablosu bozulan hastalar›n de¤erlendirilmesi
Hastalar›n önemli bir ço¤unlu¤u, acil servise, gerçekten a¤›r intrakranyal
hasar› olmas›na ra¤men minör yaralanma bulgular› ile gelir. Bu konuda yap›-
lan bir çal›flmada 10 y›l içerisinde künt kafa travmal› olup, GCS skoru 15 olan
183 hastaya sonradan travmatik hematom sebebiyle müdahale edildi¤i bildirilmifltir.
21 Bu hastalar›n yaklafl›k %40’›n›n ilk de¤erlendirmelerinde herhangi
bir fluur kayb›, posttravmatik amnezi, bafl a¤r›s› veya kusmas›n›n olmad›¤›
saptanm›flt›r. Bu olgular›n fluurlar› tam olarak aç›k bile olsa %33’ünde fokal
nörolojik defisit varken, %19’unda kafa taban› k›r›¤›n›n klinik bulgular›,
%60’›nda da kafatas› k›r›¤›n›n radyografik bulgular› saptanm›flt›r.
A¤›r kafa travmal› hastalar›n %10-%32’sini acile baflvurusunda konuflan
ama sonradan kötüleflen hastalar oluflturmaktad›r. 13,18 A¤›r kafa travmal› hastalar
içinde cerrahi müdahale gerektiren kitle lezyonlar›n›n görülme s›kl›¤›
%40 olup, bu bulgu bize fluuru aç›k hastalar›n koma tablosuna girmesinin en
muhtemel sebebinin daha sonradan geliflen kitle lezyonlar›n›n oldu¤unu göstermektedir.
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