Long-term follow-up of patients with post-traumatic refractory high intracranial pressure treated with lumbar drainage

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-83

  Llompart Pou, J A ^a   Abadal, J M ^a   Perez Barcena J ^a   Molina, M ^a   Brell, M ^a,b   Ibanez J ^a,b   Raurich, J M ^a   Homar, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^b Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

External lumbar drainage; Head injury; Intracranial pressure; Second tier therapy; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EXTERNAL LUMBAR DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; SEX RATIO; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 79551565609     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1103900113     Document Type: Article

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