Care of a patient requiring intracranial pressure monitoring

Print, F.

Nursing in Critical Care 1(5): 248-249

1996


ISSN/ISBN: 1362-1017
PMID: 9594127
Document Number: 456514
The use of a Codman bolt is described in a 14-year-old head-injured boy. The benefits of the Codman bolt in permitting titration of nursing actions against rises in intracranial pressure are highlighted. Arguments for retaining head injury patients in a general ICU with intracranial pressure monitoring are weighed against the dangers of transfer.

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