title: Desaturation episodes after severe head injury: influence on outcome.
abstract: The relationship of jugular venous desaturation and neurological outcome was examined in 116 patients with severe head injury. Seventy-six episodes of jugular venous desaturation were prospectively identified in 46 (40%) of the patients. The etiology of the desaturations varied, including both systemic and cerebral causes. A poor neurological outcome was strongly associated with the occurrence of jugular venous desaturation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010092:Oximetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000503:physiopathology*