Propofol in the treatment of moderate and severe head injury: A randomized, prospective double-blinded pilot trial

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1042-1052

  Kelly, Daniel F ^a   Goodale, David B ^b   Williams, John ^b   Herr, Daniel L ^b   Chappell, E Thomas ^b   Rosner, Michael J ^b   Jacobson, Jeff ^b   Levy, Michael L ^b   Croce, Martin A ^b   Maniker, Allen H ^b   Fulda, Gerald J ^b   Lovett, James V ^b   Mohan, Olga ^b   Narayan, Raj K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Intracranial hypertension; Neuroprotection; Propofol; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MORPHINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INJURY SCALE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032971378     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.90.6.1042     Document Type: Article

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