Noninvasive detection of elevated intracranial pressure using a portable ultrasound system

• Published in: The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 936 - 941
• Main Authors: Prunet, Bertrand, MD, Asencio, Yves, MD, Lacroix, Guillaume, MD, Montcriol, Ambroise, MD, Dagain, Arnaud, MD, Cotte, Jean, MD, Esnault, Pierre, MD, Boret, Henry, MD, Meaudre, Eric, MD, Kaiser, Eric, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.07.2012; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Emergency; Emergency and intensive respiratory care; Emergency medical care; Female; Humans; Intensive care; Intensive care medicine; Intracranial Hypertension - diagnostic imaging; Intracranial Pressure - physiology; Male; Medical instruments; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Middle Cerebral Artery - diagnostic imaging; Point-of-Care Systems; Prospective Studies; Regression analysis; Single-Blind Method; Studies; Teaching hospitals; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - instrumentation; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - methods; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial - instrumentation; Veins & arteries; France; Intensive care; Intracranial pressure; Medical screening; Ultrasound; Resuscitation

Abstract Objective The aim of this study is to prospectively compare the accuracies of transcranial color-coded sonography (TCCS) and transcranial Doppler (TCD) in the diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure. Methods A prospective, blinded, head-to-head comparison of TCD and TCCS methods using i...