title: Intracranial rupture of a pressure monitoring transducer: technical note.
abstract: A solid state catheter tip transducer was used to measure intracranial pressure. During calibration, air escaped into the subdural space. Ways of recognizing and preventing this complication are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012421:Rupture; D014160:Transducers, Pressure