External ventricular drains and mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-48

  Griesdale, Donald E G ^a   McEwen, Jonathan ^a   Kurth, Tobias ^b,c   Chittock, Dean R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAIN; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 76649108902     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S031716710000963X     Document Type: Article

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