Introduction to cerebral perfusion pressure management.
This article offers a broad review of cerebral autoregulation to help understand the principles of cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) management. Discussed are cerebral autoregulation, Poiseuille's law, mannitol-induced hypertension and CPP, prognosis by CPP, management of CPP, and a summary of physiologic basis for CPP management.
Rosner
M J
MJ
Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA.
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008353:Mannitol / Q000494:pharmacology
D008353:Mannitol