Traumatic brain injury in pediatric patients

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1052-1059

  Stocchetti, N ^a   Conte, V ^a   Ghisoni, L ^a   Canavesi, K ^a   Zanaboni, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Head injuries; Intracranial pressure; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651263486     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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