Neurointensive care of patients with severe community-acquired meningitis

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 732-739

  Edberg, M ^a   Furebring, M ^a   Sjolin J ^a   Enblad, Per ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETAMETHASONE; CEFOTAXIME; HEMOGLOBIN; MEROPENEM; THIOPENTAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONVALESCENCE; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MENINGITIS; MYELOMA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 80955180009     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02460.x     Document Type: Article

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