Determination of threshold levels of cerebral perfusion pressure and intracranial pressure in severe head injury by using receiver-operating characteristic curves: An observational study in 291 patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 412-416

  Chambers, I R ^a   Treadwell, L ^a   Mendelow, A D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral perfusion pressure; Head injury; Intracranial pressure; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0034877326     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.94.3.0412     Document Type: Article

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