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Title Details:
Fundamental principles of intracranial pressure
Authors: Nakos, Georgios
Karachaliou, Angeliki
Kitsakos, Athanasios
Koulouras, Vasileios
Kostanti, Eleonora
Lachana, Alexandra
Papathanakos, Georgios
Papathanasiou, Athanasios
Stamati, Vasiliki
Tigkas, Stylianos
Tsagkaris, Iraklis
Reviewer: Armaganidis, Apostolos
Subject: MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > CLINICAL MEDICINE > THERAPEUTICS > CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > INTERNAL MEDICINE
Keywords:
Intracranial Pressure
CFS
Cerebral Edema
Decompressive Craniectomy
External Ventricular Derivation
Brain Trauma
Neuromonitoring
Description:
Abstract:
This chapter takes a peer view of the physiopathology of intracranial pressure, and foremost of the cases when there is a pathological increase of this, as well as of the therapeutical protocolls followed as treatment, especially in patients in the ICU.
Table of Contents:
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Physiology of cerebral blood flow (CBF)
6.3. Causes of measuring the CBF
6.4. Cerebral edema and dynamics of intracranial pressure
6.4.1.Physiopathology
6.4.2. Usual clinical presentation of intracranial lesion in cases of increased ICP
6.5. Neuromonitoring in the ICU
6.5.1. Introduction
6.5.2. Technical procedures of neuromonitoring in the ICU
6.5.3. Neuroimaging
6.6. Surgical approaches in cases of increased ICP
6.6.1. Craniotomy- Surgical remove of the lesion
6.6.2. CSF derivation
6.6.3. Decompressive craniectomy
6.7. Pharmaceutical support in cases of increased ICP
6.7.1. Cardiorespiratory and metabolic support
6.7.2. Special medical approaches
Bibliography
Evaluation criteria
Linguistic Editors: Koutsouki, Spyridoula
Technical Editors: Giannakeas, Nikolaos
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
Item Details:
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/864
Bibliographic Reference: Nakos, G., Karachaliou, A., Kitsakos, A., Koulouras, V., Kostanti, E., Lachana, A., Papathanakos, G., Papathanasiou, A., Stamati, V., Tigkas, S., & Tsagkaris, I. (2015). Fundamental principles of intracranial pressure [Chapter]. In Nakos, G., Karachaliou, A., Kitsakos, A., Koulouras, V., Kostanti, E., Lachana, A., Papathanakos, G., Papathanasiou, A., Stamati, V., Tigkas, S., & Tsagkaris, I. 2015. Emergency treatment [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/864
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Emergency treatment
Number of pages 29
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions