Effectiveness of ketamine in decreasing intracranial pressure in children with intracranial hypertension: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-46

  Bar Joseph, Gad ^a,b   Guilburd, Yoav ^b   Tamir, Ada ^b   Guilburd, Joseph N ^a,b  

^a MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cerebral perfusion pressure; Child; Intracranial hypertension; Intracranial pressure; Ketamine; Sedation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; ISRAEL; KETAMINE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 67650103057     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.1.PEDS08319     Document Type: Article

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