Bedside invasive monitoring techniques in severe brain-injured patients.
In patients with severe brain injury, brain edema, elevated intracranial pressure, and cerebral ischemia are accountable for a significant morbidity and mortality. New invasive methods of monitoring attempt to foresee the physiopathological mechanisms responsible for the production of secondary brain injuries. The available methods for monitoring severely brain-injured patients, their potential usefulness, advantages, and disadvantages are reviewed.
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Department of Neurological Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. FedericoVinas@hotmail.com
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D017551:Microdialysis / Q000379:methods; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods