Open AccessCirculatory Changes Caused by a Closed, Negative Pressure Drainage System after Craniotomy
Author(s) -
Glenn A. J. McCulloch,
W. J. Pattison
Publication year - 1981
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 - 10.1227/00006123-198110000-00005
Subject(s) - medicine , bradycardia , circulatory system , anesthesia , craniotomy , blood pressure , circulatory collapse , intracranial pressure , cardiology , heart rate
Adverse circulatory responses such as cardiac arrhythmias, hypotension. and even cardiac arrest can be brought about by the suddeb lowering of intracranial pressure. This paper describes two cases of bradycardia and hypotension and one of hypotension alone caused by the application of closed, negative pressure drainage to a craniotomy wound.