The Effect of Timing of Intracranial Pressure Monitor Placement in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
Haydn HoffmanKatherine M BunchMatthew ProtasLawrence S ChinPublished in: Neurocritical care (2021)
Despite a statistically marginal association between mortality and early ICP monitor placement, most outcomes were superior when ICP monitors were placed within 6 or 12 h of arrival. This may be due to earlier identification and treatment of intracranial hypertension.