Ocular pneumoplethysmography in head-injured patients.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-1983
Abstract
Severe head injury is frequently associated with multiple trauma. In the comatose patient, endotracheal intubation and ventilator support are often required, if there is associated dyssynchronous spontaneous effort. The latter is managed with therapeutic (drug) paralysis. An elaborate life-support and monitoring system coupled with controlled paralysis limits the mobility of the patient for diagnostic procedures, and a continuing reevaluation of neurological status is difficult. Under these circumstances the ocular pneumoplethysmograph provides a simple rapid noninvasive assessment of ocular blood flow, and this reflects cerebral blood flow and alterations in brain compliance. Alterations in the therapeutic regimen can be based on these observations.
Volume
59
Issue
1
First Page
46
Last Page
50
ISSN
0022-3085
Published In/Presented At
Gee, W., Rhodes, M., Denstman, F. J., Jaeger, R. M., Tilly, D. A., Stephens, H. W., Morrow, R. A., & Lin, F. Z. (1983). Ocular pneumoplethysmography in head-injured patients. Journal of neurosurgery, 59(1), 46–50. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1983.59.1.0046
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
6864282
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article