Arterial transducer placement and cerebral perfusion pressure monitoring: A discussion

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 303-310

  Jones, Helen A ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head injuries; Intensive care nursing; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRANSDUCER;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 79952115094     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2009.00352.x     Document Type: Review

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