title: Raised intracranial pressure associated with hypercarbia after tourniquet release.
abstract: We report a case of acute raised intracranial pressure soon after deflation of arterial tourniquets in a patient with limb injuries as well as a severe head injury. The likely mechanism was release of carbon dioxide into the circulation as the ischaemic limbs were re-perfused.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sparling
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choksey
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014111:Tourniquets
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide