Prospective analysis of single operator sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter measurement for diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 217-220

  Frumin, Erica ^a   Schlang, Joelle ^a   Wiechmann, Warren ^a   Hata, Stacy ^a   Rosen, Sasha ^a   Anderson, Craig ^a   Pare, Laura ^a   Rosen, Mark ^a   Fox, John Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Diagnosis; Emergency medicine; Intracranial pressure; Optic nerve sheath; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROCRITICAL CARE UNIT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OPTIC NERVE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897009160     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2013.9.16191     Document Type: Article

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