Treatment of pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury by Dutch Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS).

Background: Sparse data are available on prehospital care by Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) for pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study focusses on prehospital interventions, neurosurgical interventions and mortality in this group.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of pediatric (0-18 years of age) patients with TBI treated by Rotterdam HEMS.

Glucocorticoid treatment in patients with complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review.

Background And Objective: The pathophysiology of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is multifactorial, with an exaggerated inflammatory response being the most prominent. Treatment for CRPS is carried out according to the presenting pathophysiological mechanism. Anti-inflammatory treatment with glucocorticoids is therefore an option.