Monitoring and management of the paediatric neurosurgical patient.
Head injury remains the most common cause of death in children, and tumours of the central nervous system are the most common solid tumour encountered. There is little class 1 evidence on which to base the monitoring and management of the paediatric patient with these conditions, management strategies commonly being extrapolated from those in use for adults. However, the clinical outcome for these conditions appears to be improving, with evidence suggesting that this improvement is being achieved by the management of these children in specialist centres.
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Department of Anaesthesia, Frenchay Hospital, Frenchay, Bristol, UK. amber.young@dial.pipex.com