Relationship between the shape of intracranial pressure pulse waveform and computed tomography characteristics in patients after traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Midline shift and mass lesions may occur with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and are associated with higher mortality and morbidity. The shape of intracranial pressure (ICP) pulse waveform reflects the state of cerebrospinal pressure-volume compensation which may be disturbed by brain injury. We aimed to investigate the link between ICP pulse shape and pathological computed tomography (CT) features.

Methods

ICP recordings and CT scans from 130 TBI patients from the CENTER-TBI high-resolution sub-study were analyzed retrospectively. Midline shift, lesion volume, Marshall and Rotterdam scores were assessed in the first CT scan after admission and compared with indices derived from the first 24 h of ICP recording: mean ICP, pulse amplitude of ICP (AmpICP) and pulse sha

SUBMITTER: Kazimierska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10656987 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature