The use of indomethacin to treat acute rises of intracranial pressure and improve global cerebral perfusion in a child with head trauma

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 536-540

  Imberti, R ^a   Bellinzona, G ^a   Ilardi, M ^a   Bruzzone, P ^a   Pricca, P ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; Head Injury; Indomethacin; Intracranial pressure; Venous jugular bulb saturation

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030997074     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1997.tb04738.x     Document Type: Article

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