Evidence for intracranial pressure monitoring: A very demanding challenge

Neurosurgery

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Stocchetti, Nino ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MORTALITY; OXYGENATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84870066953     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318273041d     Document Type: Letter

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