Effect of intravenous midazolam on intracranial pressure during endotracheal suctioning in patients with severe head injury

Background: Patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) require elective ventilation and sedation to decrease intracranial pressure (ICP) and any increase in ICP may be detrimental for the outcome in these patients. Methods: This prospective study was done in a neurotrauma intensive care unit...

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Main Authors: Metilda Robin, Teenu Xavier, T. Anjusha, Merin L. Kuriakose, Deepak Agrawal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jnacc-jnacc-78.16