Penetrating craniocerebral airgun injury. Anaesthetic management with propofol infusion and review of recent reports.
Low velocity cerebral missile injuries inflicted by air guns frequently cause little primary neurological damage, but the patient often suffers severe later deterioration which has been classified as a type of 'talk and die' head injury. The anaesthetic management of a penetrating air rifle missile injury using an infusion of propofol is described.
Wright
P J
PJ
Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
Murray
R J
RJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D000777:Anesthetics; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010636:Phenols; D015742:Propofol; D011859:Radiography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
D000777:Anesthetics; D010636:Phenols; D015742:Propofol