Management of intracerebral pressure in the neurosciences critical care unit
Scott A Marshall1, Atul Kalanuria, Manjunath Markandaya
1Neurology and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, TX 78234, USA. Scott.A.Marshall1.mil@mail.mil
Abstract:
Management of intracranial pressure in neurocritical care remains a potentially valuable target for improvements in therapy and patient outcomes. Surrogate markers of increased intracranial pressure, invasive monitors, and standard therapy, as well as promising new approaches to improve cerebral compliance are discussed, and a current review of the literature addressing this metric in neuroscience critical care is provided.
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