Visit Research and Clinical Trials for more information. Major head and spinal cord injury patients are brought in by University Air Care, which maintains two helicopter transports. The center provides residents an unequaled experience in critical care and trauma surgery both for the volume of cases and the emphasis on aggressive patient management. Senior residents may operate on as many as 100 major head injuries a year. The chief resident and resident staff administer all initial emergency care.
Neurosurgery residents manage patients with multi-system injury in the surgical intensive care unit.
Instrumentation includes fiberoptic ICP monitors, telemetric EEG with video, evoked potential unit, cerebral blood flow monitors, and Single Proton Emission Computerized Testing. Research Opportunities Residents also carry on clinical trials on the Unit. Studies include investigation of vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage, medical therapy in head trauma, and medical and surgical therapy in epilepsy. Visit Research and Clinical Trials for more information. The Neurotrauma Division also offers advanced training beyond the resident level with a fellowship in neurotrauma and intensive care.