Intracranial pressure monitoring in a resource-constrained environment: A technical note

Neurology India

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 333-335

  Joseph, Mathew ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Economical; Head injury; Intracranial pressure monitoring

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CRANIOTOMY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EQUIPMENT; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONITORING; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; STANDARD; SURGICAL PATIENT;

CATHETERIZATION; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC;

EID: 0346252592     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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