Paediatric traumatic Brain Injury: The relationship between Intracranial Pressure and Brain Oxygenation
Introduction: Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is a cornerstone of care for patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The primary goal of ICP treatment is to preserve brain oxygenation, and since brain oxygenation is usually not measured, the control of ICP is used as a surrogate mark...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2889 |