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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Intracranial Pressure Monitoring And Complications
Erol ÖKSÜZ*, Hakan SEÇKİN*, Atilla KAZANCI*, Zafer KARS**
* Uz.Dr., SSK Ankara Eğitim Hastanesi 2. Nöroşirurji Kliniği,
** Doç.Dr., SSK Ankara Eğitim Hastanesi 2. Nöroşirurji Kliniği, Klinik Şefi, ANKARA
Purpose: In this study, we investigated 41 cases with intrac-ranial pressure monitor between March 2000-April 2001, in neurosurgery intensive care unit and documented re-lated complications.
Materials and Methods: Patients with Glasgow coma score 7 or less with closed head injury, subarachnoid haemor-rhage or cerebral edema were included in this study. Ex-clusion criteria were as follows; patients requiring emer-gency surgery, patients suffering systemic surgical pa-thology or patients with local pathology hindering the in-sertion of intracranial pressure transducer.
Results: In 41 cases with intracranial pressure monitor we found 5 complications in 4 patients (9.75%). The com-plications were; incorrect insertion of transduser (one pa-tient, 2.44%), breaking out of the transducer during pa-tient transport (two patients, 4.87%) and infection (two patients, 4.87%).
Conclusion: Complication rate of intracranial pressure moni-toring in the comatose patients is low. This method is helpful in guiding treatment during intensive care unit follow up.Keywords: Intracranial pressure, ComplicationsTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2003, 23:289-294
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