Intracranial pressure and cerebral oxygenation changes after decompressive craniectomy in a child with traumatic brain swelling

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1331-1335

  Figaji, A A ^a   Fieggen, A G ^a   Sandler, S J I ^a   Argent, A C ^a   Le Roux, P D ^b   Peter, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral tissue oxygenation; Children; Decompressive craniectomy; Monitoring; Raised intracranial pressure; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MANNITOL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MONITORING; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGENATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; OXYGEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34648820480     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-007-0388-4     Document Type: Article

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