Association Between Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter and Mortality in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 245-252

  Sekhon, Mypinder S ^a   McBeth, Paul ^a   Zou, Jie ^a   Qiao, Lu ^a   Kolmodin, Leif ^a   Henderson, William R ^a   Reynolds, Steve ^a   Griesdale, Donald E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral spinal fluid; Computed tomography; Intracranial pressure; Optic nerve sheath diameter; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; BRAIN INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; MYELIN SHEATH; OPTIC NERVE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELIN SHEATH; OPTIC NERVE;

EID: 84911001347     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-014-0003-y     Document Type: Article

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