Placement of Intracranial Pressure Monitors: Are ???Normal??? Coagulation Parameters Necessary?

W. Davis, James; Davis, Ivan; D. Bennink, Lynn; E. Hysell, Steven; V. Curtis, Brian; L. Kaups, Krista; F. Bilello, John

doi:10.1097/01.ta.0000151257.79108.fb

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Placement of Intracranial Pressure Monitors: Are ???Normal??? Coagulation Parameters Necessary?

Published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care • Dec 1, 2004

Authors:

James W. Davis

Ivan Davis

Lynn D. Bennink

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Patients with head injuries frequently have abnormal coagulation studies. Monitoring intracranial pressure (ICP) in head injured patients is common practice, but no best practice guidelines exist for coagulation parameters for ICP monitor placement. PURPOSE: To test the hypothesis that...

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Medicine

Partial thromboplastin time

Glasgow Coma Scale

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