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Simple clinical measures of Intracranial Pressure (ICP), Mean Arterial Pressures (MAP), Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP-MAP-ICP) and the Highest Glasgow Coma Scale (HGCS) are potentially useful parameters to guide therapy and predict outcome. We reviewed an initial grouping of 136 consecutive head injured patients, monitored 6 parameters and identified 17 critical points in predicting mortality or morbidity. We then applied these critical points to another group of 44 patients. Sixteen of seventeen points were confirmed (p < 0.05).
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McGraw, C.P., Changaris, D.G., Parker, J.E.S., Greenberg, R.A. (1989). The Best Dichotomous Parameters for Predicting Mortality and a Good Outcome Following 48 Hours of ICP Monitoring. In: Hoff, J.T., Betz, A.L. (eds) Intracranial Pressure VII. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73987-3_22
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