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Intracranial Pressure (ICP): Theoretical and Practical Aspects

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Monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) is a valuable adjunct in the management of severe traumatic brain injury and can help reduce secondary brain injury due to elevated ICP and/or reduced cerebral perfusion pressure. In this chapter, we discuss the indications, available devices, and analysis of ICP monitoring.

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    Peter Reinstrup

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

    Terje Sundstrøm

  2. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

    Per-Olof Grände

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

    Teemu Luoto

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

    Christina Rosenlund

  5. Department of Operation and Intensive Care, Halmstad Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden

    Johan Undén

  6. Department of Clinical Medicine K1, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

    Knut Gustav Wester

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Reinstrup, P. (2020). Intracranial Pressure (ICP): Theoretical and Practical Aspects. In: Sundstrøm, T., Grände, PO., Luoto, T., Rosenlund, C., Undén, J., Wester, K. (eds) Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39383-0_40

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