Simplified technique for subdural pressure monitoring: technical note.
A simplified technique for monitoring intracranial pressure via a subdural catheter is presented. It utilizes a commercially available Silastic catheter inserted through a frontal twist drill approach. Twenty patients have been treated thus far without complication. Advantages over other extraventricular monitoring techniques are presented.
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008365:Manometry / Q000379:methods; D008578:Meninges; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D013355:Subdural Space