Open AccessA cost effectiveness based safety and efficacy study of resterilized intra-parenchymal catheter based intracranial pressure monitoring in developing world
Author(s) -
Deepak Gupta,
Ajay Bisht,
Priyam Batra,
Purva Mathur,
Ashok Kumar Mahapatra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.165785
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , intracranial pressure , traumatic brain injury , meningitis , cerebral perfusion pressure , anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , surgery , perfusion , radiology , physics , psychiatry , optics
The management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) aims to maintain the normal cerebral perfusion in spite of the mass lesions that may occur (haematoma, contusion, and oedema). The monitoring of the intracranial pressure (ICP) is a step in that direction. The intra-parenchymal catheters have the lowest incidence of infection compared to intra-ventricular/subdural catheters with reliable and accurate pressure recordings. The major disadvantage of the intra-parenchymal catheters is the cost, especially in developing nations.