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Executive Summary
The Evidence-based Approach to Neurologic Emergencies: Part II: Hemorrhagic Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury
April 23, 2012
- Patients with intracranial hemorrhage can deteriorate
rapidly.
- Hypotension in patients with intracranial hemorrhage
should be avoided. Hypertension should be treated if
the systolic is greater than 150 mm Hg.
- Osmotic agents such as mannitol and hypertonic saline
have been used in patients with intracranial hemorrhage
and severe traumatic head injury, but their use remains
somewhat controversial.
- Hyperventilation may decrease intracranial pressure but
should be used with careful monitoring of end tidal
CO2 levels.
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