Increased mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated without intracranial pressure monitoring.

Farahvar, Arash

Increased mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated without intracranial pressure monitoring. [electronic resource] - Journal of neurosurgery Oct 2012 - 729-34 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1933-0693

10.3171/2012.7.JNS111816 doi


Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brain Injuries--complications
Decompressive Craniectomy
Evidence-Based Practice
Female
Glasgow Coma Scale
Humans
Intracranial Hypertension--etiology
Intracranial Pressure--physiology
Male
Mannitol--therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic
New York
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Saline Solution, Hypertonic--therapeutic use
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Rate
Trauma Centers--statistics & numerical data
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult