title: Cerebral blood flow, AVDO2, and neurologic outcome in head-injured patients.
abstract: A reduced cerebral blood flow (CBF) and a widened arteriovenous oxygen difference (AVDO2) almost always have been associated with a poor neurologic outcome. The literature on this relationship is reviewed. A logistic regression analysis model of the effect of CBF on neurologic outcome was developed, which was adjusted for various confounding factors. CBF remained significantly associated with neurologic outcome-despite these adjustments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Contant
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Grossman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012044:Regression Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen