Analyses of cerebral microdialysis in patients with traumatic brain injury: relations to intracranial pressure, cerebral perfusion pressure and catheter placement

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cerebral microdialysis (MD) is used to monitor local brain chemistry of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Despite an extensive literature on cerebral MD in the clinical setting, it remains unclear how individual levels of r...

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Main Authors: Wanecek Michael, Rudehill Anders, Holst Anders, Nyström Harriet, MacCallum Robert M, Thornquist Björn, Nelson David W, Bellander Bo-Michael, Weitzberg Eddie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/21