Transcranial doppler sonography is useful for the decision-making at the point of care in patients with acute hepatic failure: A single centre's experience

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 449-452

  Bindi, M L ^a   Biancofiore, G ^a   Esposito, M ^a   Meacci, L ^a   Bisa M ^a   Mozzo, R ^a   Urbani, L ^a   Catalano, G ^a   Montin, U ^a   Filipponi, F ^a  

^a CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute hepatic failure; Doppler ultrasound; Neurological disorder; Neurological examination; Point of care technology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEPATIC FAILURE; DOPPLER ULTRASOUND; NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER; NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION; POINT-OF-CARE TECHNOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIVER; MEDICAL IMAGING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

MONITORING;

ATROPINE; MANNITOL; URAPIDIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; COMA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PLASMAPHERESIS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 62349135078     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-008-9156-6     Document Type: Article

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