<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Use of transcranial Doppler has undergone much development since its introduction in 1982, making the technique suitable for general use in intensive care units. The main application in intensive care units is to assess intracranial pressure, confirm the lack of cerebral circulation in brain death, detect vasospasm in subarachnoid haemorrhage, and monitor the blood flow parameters during thrombolysis and carotid endarterectomy, as well as measuring stenosis of the main intracranial arteries in sickle cell disease in children. This review summarises the use of transcranial Doppler in intensive care units.</p></abstract>

Use of transcranial Doppler has undergone much development since its introduction in 1982, making the technique suitable for general use in intensive care units. The main application in intensive care units is to assess intracranial pressure, confirm the lack of cerebral circulation in brain death, detect vasospasm in subarachnoid haemorrhage, and monitor the blood flow parameters during thrombolysis and carotid endarterectomy, as well as measuring stenosis of the main intracranial arteries in sickle cell disease in children. This review summarises the use of transcranial Doppler in intensive care units.

Use of Transcranial Doppler in Intensive Care Unit

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

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Use of transcranial Doppler has undergone much development since its introduction in 1982, making the technique suitable for general use in intensive care...

Use of Transcranial Doppler in Intensive Care Unit

Article Category: Review

Online veröffentlicht: 19. Aug. 2017

Seitenbereich: 99 - 104

Eingereicht: 13. Juli 2017

Akzeptiert: 21. Juli 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0021

Schlüsselwörter
transcranial Doppler, intensive care unit, intracranial pressure, optic nerve sheath diameter, brain death, vasospasm, subarachnoid haemorrhage, thrombolysis, sickle cell disease, endarterectomy

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Use of Transcranial Doppler in Intensive Care Unit

Article Category: Review

Online veröffentlicht: 19. Aug. 2017

Seitenbereich: 99 - 104

Eingereicht: 13. Juli 2017

Akzeptiert: 21. Juli 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0021

Schlüsselwörtertranscranial Doppler, intensive care unit, intracranial pressure, optic nerve sheath diameter, brain death, vasospasm, subarachnoid haemorrhage, thrombolysis, sickle cell disease, endarterectomy

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
transcranial Doppler, intensive care unit, intracranial pressure, optic nerve sheath diameter, brain death, vasospasm, subarachnoid haemorrhage, thrombolysis, sickle cell disease, endarterectomy