Perioperative monitoring of intracranial pressure using optic nerve sheath diameter in paediatric liver transplantation

Perioperative monitoring of intracranial pressure using optic nerve sheath diameter in paediatric liver transplantation

An elevation of intracranial pressure (ICP) secondary to cerebral oedema is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in acute liver failure (ALF). We present a case of ICP monitoring with ocular ultrasonography in a 2-year-old child with ALF for liver transplantation. Since invasive ICP monito...

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Main Authors: Atish Pal, Purnima Dhar, Neerav Goyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Acute liver failure
intracranial pressure monitoring
ocular ultrasound
optic nerve sheath diameter
paediatric liver transplantation
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2018;volume=62;issue=11;spage=892;epage=895;aulast=Pal

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