Management of severe traumatic brain injury

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 82-88

  Rowlands, Helen E ^a   Morris, Kevin P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

cerebral perfusion pressure; head injury; raised intracranial pressure; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CEFUROXIME; DOPAMINE; MANNITOL; METRONIDAZOLE; MILRINONE; PHENYTOIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; BREATHING EXERCISE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MENINGITIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PENETRATING TRAUMA; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SEIZURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33947114450     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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