The intracranial pressure-monitoring cup catheter: technical note.
The author describes a simple catheter designed for use in the measurement of intracranial pressure, especially during the initial stage following craniotomy. The device has been studied in experimental animals, and has been used in 40 neurosurgical patients for periods up to 15 days.
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D005910:Glioma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative