Expert consensus on the penetrating brain injury

Abstract

Penetrating brain injury can be devastating to the central nervous system, with extremely high mortality and disability rates. Survivors may also suffer long-term complications that severely affect their quality of life. Therefore, this writing group referred to the relevant guidelines and consensus at home and abroad and summarized the progress of clinical research in recent years. The modified Delphi method was used to solicit opinions from 50 experts of the Neurosurgery Professional Committee of the PLA, and 46 experts responded to the opinions, forming 52 recommendations in the areas of classification, early recognition, diagnosis, emergency treatment, advanced monitoring, surgical methods, management of complications, and prognosis prediction of penetrating brain injury. These recommendations were formed to provide reference for the standardized diagnosis, treatment and scientific management of patients with penetrating brain injury.