Cerebrovascular Pressure Reactivity in Children with TBI

Authors

  • Laurence Ducharme-Crevier Ruth D. & Ken M. Davee Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-10-4

Keywords:

Pediatric, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Autoregulation

Abstract

Investigators from University of Melbourne, Australia, studied Pressure-Reactivity Index (PRx) and optimal Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) in 36 children aged between 6 months and 16 years treated for traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, from 2007 to 2013.

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Published

2015-11-17

Issue

Section

Traumatic Disorders