More fateful than fruitful? Intracranial pressure monitoring in elderly patients with traumatic brain injury is associated with worse outcomes

Abstract Background In an expanding elderly population, traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a significant cause of death and disability. Guidelines for management of TBI, according to the Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF), include intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. Whether ICP monitoring contribut...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of surgical research 2015-10, Vol.198 (2), p.482-488
Hauptverfasser:	Dang, Quoc, DO, Simon, Joshua, DO, Catino, Joe, MD, Puente, Ivan, MD, Habib, Fahim, MD, Zucker, Lloyd, MD, Bukur, Marko, MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Brain Injuries - mortality Brain Injuries - physiopathology Elderly Female Humans Intracranial Pressure Intracranial pressure monitoring Male Middle Aged Monitoring, Physiologic - mortality Monitoring, Physiologic - utilization Mortality Outcomes Retrospective Studies Surgery Traumatic brain injury United States - epidemiology
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