Pediatric traumatic brain injury: Beyond the guidelines

Current Treatment Options in Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 441-450

  Kochanek, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MANNITOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL;

ACIDOSIS; ANALGESIA; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PERFUSION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEHYDRATION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPEROSMOLALITY; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXEMIA; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR SPINE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEDATION;

EID: 28044434890     PISSN: 10928480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11940-005-0044-9     Document Type: Review

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