title: Intracranial pressure monitoring and management of intracranial hypertension.
abstract: Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is considered the standard of care in the majority of neurosurgical centers in North America and Europe. ICP is a reflection of the relationship between alterations in craniospinal volume and the ability of the craniospinal axis to accommodate added volume. ICP cannot be reliably estimated from any specific clinical feature or CT finding and must be directly measured. This review describes methods of monitoring ICP and how monitoring technique can provide additional information and provides key points regarding the treatment of intracranial hypertension in the neuro-ICU.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, 1120 Northwest 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Electronic address: jperezbarcena@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perez-Barcena
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Department, Son Espases Hospital, Crta Valldemossa 79, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands 07010, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Llompart-Pou
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, 1120 Northwest 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Kristine H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: O'Phelan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D009656:North America; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Head injury; Intracranial hypertension; Intracranial pressure