Intracranial Pressure Monitor Insertion in Isolated Traumatic Brain Injury: Does Timing Matter?

BackgroundIntracranial pressure monitoring (ICPM) is recommended in selected patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). Optimal timing of ICPM insertion after sTBI is not well studied. We aimed to evaluate if timing of ICPM insertion would impact outcomes.

Distal Pancreatic Necrosis After Splenic Angioembolization.

Pancreatic ischemia with necrosis is an extremely rare complication of splenic angioembolization (SAE). A 48-year-old male with a grade IV blunt splenic injury underwent angiography which demonstrated no active bleeding or pseudoaneurysm. Proximal SAE was performed.