Ocular ultrasound to detect intracranial hypertension in trauma patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 779-781

  Cammarata, Gianluca ^a   Ristagno, Giuseppe ^b   Cammarata, Alessandro ^c   Mannanici, Giuseppe ^c   Denaro, Carmelo ^a   Gullo, Antonino ^c  

^a CANNIZZARO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Head trauma; Optic nerve; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE SHEATH; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80052752483     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182220673     Document Type: Article

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