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Intracranial pressure monitoring for traumatic brain injury in the modern era

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Introduction

Intracranial pressure (ICP) has become a cornerstone of care in adult and pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Discussion

Despite the fact that continuous monitoring of ICP in TBI was described almost 60 years ago, there are no randomized trials confirming the benefit of ICP monitoring and treatment in TBI. There is, however, a large body of clinical evidence showing that ICP monitoring influences treatment and leads to better outcomes if part of protocol-driven therapy. However, treatment of ICP has adverse effects, and there are several questions about ICP management that have yet to be definitively answered, particularly in pediatric TBI. This review examines the history and evolution of ICP monitoring, pathophysiological concepts that influence ICP interpretation, ongoing controversies, and the place of ICP monitoring in modern neurocritical care.

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This work was supported in part by a grant from the South Africa–Swedish Links Program/National Research Foundation (GUN 2072790).

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    Llewellyn C. Padayachy & Anthony A. Figaji

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

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  3. Red Cross Children’s Hospital, 617 ICH building, Klipfontein Road, Rondebosch 7700, Cape Town, South Africa

    Anthony A. Figaji

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Padayachy, L.C., Figaji, A.A. & Bullock, M.R. Intracranial pressure monitoring for traumatic brain injury in the modern era. Childs Nerv Syst 26, 441–452 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-009-1034-0

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