Can accurate ultrasonographic measurement of the optic nerve sheath diameter (a non-invasive measure of intracranial pressure) be taught to novice operators in a single training session?

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-100

  Potgieter, D W ^a,b   Kippin, A ^a   Ngu, F ^a   McKean, C ^a  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Intracranial pressure; Measurement; Optic nerve sheath; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NERVE SHEATH; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 79551530306     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1103900116     Document Type: Article

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