Critical Analysis of Sedation and Analgesia in Severe Head Trauma

Abstract Introduction Head injury is a direct determinant of morbidity, disability, and mortality in the young population. Sedatives and analgesics are commonly used in patients with brain injury to retrieve an ICP, CMRO2, and CBF, preserving the cerebral regulation system and self-avoi...

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Main Authors: Nícollas Nunes Rabelo, Neiffer Nunes Rabelo, Fabio Santana Machado, Marcos Augusto Stávale Joaquim, Luiz Antônio Araujo Dias Junior, Carlos Umberto Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2016-04-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1582447