Intracranial pressure and surgical decompression for traumatic brain injury: Biological rationale and protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Neurological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 277-290

  Coplin, W M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain swelling edema; Craniectomy; Craniotomy; Head injury; Intracranial pressure; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; FENTANYL; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN; HYDROMORPHONE; MANNITOL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOTOMY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035072977     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164101101198433     Document Type: Article

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