Using propranolol in traumatic brain injury to reduce sympathetic storm phenomenon: A prospective randomized clinical trial

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) correlated with increased sympathetic activity on the expense of parasympathetic system due to loss of cortical control after brain injury. Manifestations of sympathetic storm include tachycardia, hypertension, tachypnea, and hyperthermia. The neuroprotective...

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Main Authors: Mona Ahmed Ammar, Noha Sayed Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2018;volume=12;issue=4;spage=514;epage=520;aulast=Ammar