Open AccessThe Intracranial Pressure-monitoring Cup Catheter
Author(s) -
Harold A. Wilkinson
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-197709000-00011
Subject(s) - medicine , craniotomy , intracranial pressure , catheter , intracranial pressure monitoring , surgery , anesthesia
The author describes a simple catheter designed for use in the measurement of intracranial pressure, especially during the initial stage following craniotomy. The device has been studied in experimental animals, and has been used in 40 neurosurgical patients for periods up to 15 days.