Transcranial Doppler in Traumatic Brain Injury

This podcast episode explores the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. TCD is a non-invasive method to assess cerebral blood flow in the ICU. The study discussed in this episode focused on the correlation between TCD measurements and neurologic outcomes in TBI patients. The results showed that patients with a more severe TBI had abnormal diastolic velocities and higher pulsatility indexes as measured by TCD. These measurements were found to be statistically significant and correlated with poor neurologic outcomes. However, more research is needed to validate these findings and assess the feasibility of using TCD in acute care settings.