• Vijay Krishnamoorthy, Jordan M Komisarow, Daniel T Laskowitz, and Monica S Vavilala.
• Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC; Critical Care and Perioperative Population Health Research Unit, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: vijay.krishnamoorthy@duke.edu.
• Chest. 2021 Sep 1; 160 (3): 956964956-964.

AbstractTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major global health problem and a major contributor to morbidity and mortality following multisystem trauma. Extracranial organ dysfunction is common after severe TBI and significantly impacts clinical care and outcomes following injury. Despite this, extracranial organ dysfunction remains an understudied topic compared with organ dysfunction in other critical care paradigms. In this review, we will: 1) summarize the epidemiology of extracranial multiorgan dysfunction following severe TBI; 2) examine relevant mechanisms that may be involved in the development of multi-organ dysfunction following severe TBI; and 3) discuss clinical management strategies to care for these complex patients.Copyright © 2021 American College of Chest Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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