High-dose barbiturates for refractory intracranial hypertension in children with severe traumatic brain injury

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 239-247

  Mellion, Sarah A ^a   Bennett, Kimberly Statler ^a   Ellsworth, German L ^a   Moore, Kevin ^b   Riva Cambrin, Jay ^a   Metzger, Ryan R ^a   Bratton, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

barbiturates; cerebral perfusion pressure; intracranial hypertension; pediatric traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GABA MODULATORS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PENTOBARBITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874931489     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318271c3b2     Document Type: Article

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