Introduction: Penetrating brain injury is a medical emergency which, although rare, often results in high mortality and morbidity. Management of penetrating brain injury itself is still a challenge for neurosurgeons around the world. Optimal management of the penetrating brain injury requires a comprehensive understanding of the mechanism and pathophysiology of the occurrence of these injuries. Until now the standard management of cases of penetrating brain trauma is still a debate. Methods: This article was case series, we reported 3 cases of penetrating trauma at this institution. This article was compiled from various references and experiences of cases that have been managed at the Dr. Soetomo Academic General Hospital. We got that penetrating brain injury patients who performed debridement craniotomy less than 12 hours post trauma followed by the administration of empirical prophylactic antibiotics with ceftriaxone and metronidazole for 7 days and anti seizure of phenytoin for 7 days. Results: A satisfactory outcome was obtained. Conclusion: Management of penetrating brain injury needs early diagnostic methods such as CT scan of the head anf CT angiography for cases of suspected vascular lesions, followed by early operation procedure dan administration of the right antibiotics.
Pendahuluan. Trauma tembus otak merupakan kegawatan medis yang meskipun jarang terjadi namun sering mengakibatkan mortalitas dan morbiditas yang tinggi. Penanganan trauma tembus otak sendiri masih menjadi tantangan bagi para ahli bedah saraf di seluruh dunia. Menajemen yang optimal pada penaganan trauma tembus otak memerlukan pemahaman yang komprehensif terhadap mekanisme dan patofisiologi terjadinya cedera tersebut. Sampai saat ini penanganan standar pada kasus trauma tembus otak masih menjadi perdebatan. Metode. Artikel ini berbentuk serial kasus, kami melaporkan 3 kasus trauma tembus pada institusi kami. Artikel ini disusun dari berbagai referensi dan pengalaman kasus yang pernah ditangani di Rumah Sakit Umum AkademikDr. Soetomo. Hasil. Pada pasien trauma tembus yang dilakukan kraniotomi debridement kurang dari 12 jam post trauma diikuti pemberikan antibiotik profilaksis empirik dengan ceftriaxone dan metronidazole selama 7 hari dan antikejang phenytoin selama 7 hari didapatkan keluaran yang memuaskan. Kesimpulan Manajemen trauma tembus otak memerlukan metode diagnostic yang cepat dan tepat. Pemeriksaan CT scan kepala menjadi wajib untuk penegakan diagnosis trauma tembus kepala. CT angiografi diperlukan pada kasus kasus yang dicurigai menyebabkan lesi vaskular. Yang kemudian iikuti dengan penangan operasi segera dan pemberian antibiotic yang tepat. Kata Kunci: Trauma tembus otak, kraniotomi debridement, antibiotik profilaksis empiri, CT angiografi
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