The critical care nurse's role in preventing secondary brain injury in severe head trauma: achieving the balance

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 123-129

  Chamberlain, Diane J ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; OXIMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRITICAL CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NURSING PROCESS; OXIMETRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0032227127     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(98)70499-0     Document Type: Article

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