[Intracranial pressure monitoring in clinical practice. Report of 180 cases]

180 severe neurosurgical cases were monitored by intraventricular, epidural and subdural measurements. Intracranial infection rate was 1.1% and the intracranial hypertension rate was 83.3%. Increased intracranial pressure was most often seen in group of head injury. The outcome was poor in cases of uncontrol intracranial hypertension. It was found that intracranial pressure monitoring is useful for diagnosis, treatment and estimation of prognosis and has practical clinical value. This method and indications should be used appropriately according to the different situations. The patients with acute intracranial hypertension should be monitored intensively.