Anaes SAQs · Neuroanaesthesia
The management of the raised intracranial pressure
Final SAQ — the head-up and the head-neutral position; the normocapnia (the modest hypocapnia reserved for the herniation); the propofol sedation; the hyperosmolar therapy (the mannitol versus the hypertonic saline); the normotension and the normoglycaemia; the normothermia; the surgical decompression for the refractory.
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Describe the staged management of the raised intracranial pressure in the perioperative and the intensive-care patient.
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Describe the staged management of the raised intracranial pressure in the perioperative and the intensive-care patient.
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