A Trial of Intracranial-Pressure Monitoring in Traumatic Brain Injury

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Authors

Randall M. Chesnut · Harborview Medical Center

Nancy Temkin · University of Washington

Nancy Carney · Institute for Medical Informatics and Biostatistics

Sureyya Dikmen · University of Washington

Carlos Rondina · Hospital de Emergencias Dr. Clemente Álvarez

Walter Videtta · Hospital Posadas

Gustavo Petroni

Abstract

For patients with severe traumatic brain injury, care focused on maintaining monitored intracranial pressure at 20 mm Hg or less was not shown to be superior to care based on imaging and clinical examination. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health and others; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01068522.).

Topics & Keywords

Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 367, Issue 26, pp. 2471-2481

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1207363

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