Continuous measurement of subarachnoid pressure in the severely asphyxiated newborn.
We describe a method of monitoring continuously subarachnoid pressure in the severely asphyxiated newborn by a percutaneously placed catheter. Five infants were studied for a total of 180 hours and although opening pressures were not appreciably raised in any, maximum pressures were above 20 mmHg in four infants and reached a peak of 48 mmHg in one.
D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space