Management of comatose head-injured patients: Are we getting any better?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 350-369

  Wilkins, I A ^a   Menon, D K ^a   Matta, B F ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines: impact; Intensive care: neurosurgical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; COMA; CORE TEMPERATURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; IRELAND; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035068755     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2001.01708.x     Document Type: Article

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