Barbiturates for the treatment of intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury

In their article on the use of barbiturates for the treatment of intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury, Perez-Barcena and colleagues conclude that thiopental was more effective than pentobarbital in decreasing intracranial pressure. Here we discuss the limitations of this study and...

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Autores principales: Bassin, Sarice L, Bleck, Thomas P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18983702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc7020
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description In their article on the use of barbiturates for the treatment of intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury, Perez-Barcena and colleagues conclude that thiopental was more effective than pentobarbital in decreasing intracranial pressure. Here we discuss the limitations of this study and review areas of controversy surrounding barbiturate use in neurocritical care.
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spelling pubmed-25927542009-10-20 Barbiturates for the treatment of intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury Bassin, Sarice L Bleck, Thomas P Crit Care Commentary In their article on the use of barbiturates for the treatment of intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury, Perez-Barcena and colleagues conclude that thiopental was more effective than pentobarbital in decreasing intracranial pressure. Here we discuss the limitations of this study and review areas of controversy surrounding barbiturate use in neurocritical care. BioMed Central 2008 2008-10-20 /pmc/articles/PMC2592754/ /pubmed/18983702 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc7020 Text en Copyright © 2008 BioMed Central Ltd
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Barbiturates for the treatment of intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury
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