Citation

Smith M. Anesthesiology 2018; 128(2): 401-415.

Affiliation

From the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/ALN.0000000000001885

PMID

28938277

Abstract

Neuromonitoring plays an important role in the management of traumatic brain injury. Simultaneous assessment of cerebral hemodynamics, oxygenation, and metabolism allows an individualized approach to patient management in which therapeutic interventions intended to prevent or minimize secondary brain injury are guided by monitored changes in physiologic variables rather than generic thresholds. This narrative review describes various neuromonitoring techniques that can be used to guide the management of patients with traumatic brain injury and examines the latest evidence and expert consensus guidelines for neuromonitoring.

Language: en