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Estado actual y perspectivas futuras en el manejo de la hipertensión intracraneal posterior a traumatismo craneoencefálico: craniectomía descompresiva, hipotermia terapéutica y barbitúricos

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 38; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.nrl.2020.08.007

1697-1264

C.E. Escamilla-Ocañas, N. Albores-Ibarra,

Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications

Increased intracranial pressure has been associated with poor neurological outcomes and increased mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Traditionally, intracranial pressure-lowering therapies are administered using an escalating approach, with more aggressive options reserved for patients showing no response to first-tier interventions, or with refractory intracranial hypertension.