Ultrasonography of optic nerve sheath diameter for detection of raised intracranial pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1059-1068

  Dubourg, Julie ^a   Javouhey, Etienne ^a   Geeraerts, Thomas ^b   Messerer, Mahmoud ^a   Kassai, Behrouz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Intracranial hypertension; Meta analysis; Optic nerve sheath diameter; Systematic review; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85027948724     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2224-2     Document Type: Review

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