Intracranial pressure monitoring in children: back to basics.

摘要

Data from clinical studies conducted in adult patients support a beneficial effect of in-tracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring on outcome after severe traumatic brain injury (1). Similarly, several studies involving children show consistent associations between intracranial hypertension, outcome, and cerebral blood flow abnormalities (2). Despite the consistent message (increased ICP may lead to poor outcome) and the growing number of patients studied, the use of ICP monitoring in children with severe traumatic brain injury remains highly inconsistent (3).