Chest and Abdominal Trauma

Injuries to the chest or abdomen frequently affect management of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Neurocritical care clinicians must be familiar with management principles for these injuries. This chapter reviews common injuries to the torso, with particular attention to problems affecting neurologic management, but it cannot provide an exhaustive list of injuries and management principles for this broad topic. Close interaction with clinicians familiar with the management of nonneurologic traumatic injury is recommended.