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Table 2 ICP monitoring during EES

From: Preserve encephalus in surgery of trauma: online survey. (P.E.S.T.O)

 

Respondents (n = 122)

ICP insertion

 Neurosurgeon (attending)

47 (39%)

 Neurosurgeon (resident)

38 (31%)

 Neurosurgeon (attending + resident)

32 (26%)

 Emergency surgeon (attending)

1 (1%)

 Emergency surgeon (attending) + neurosurgeon (attending)

1 (1%)

 Other

3 (2%)

ICP monitoring in patients (%) at risk of IH during EES (immediately after admission)

 0%

15 (13%)

 < 10%

21 (17%)

 10–30%

35 (29%)

 30–50%

4 (3%)

 50–70%

15 (12%)

 70–99%

23 (19%)

 100%

9 (7%)

Protocol for ICP monitoring in patients at risk of IH during EES (immediately after admission)

 Yes

48 (39%)

 No

74 (61%)

Importance of ICP monitoring in patients at risk of IH during EES (immediately after admission)

 Not important

1 (1%)

 Somewhat important

19 (15%)

 Important

40 (33%)

 Very important

46 (38%)

 Mandatory

16 (13%)

  1. Abbreviations: ICP intracranial pressure, IH intracranial hypertension, EES emergency extracranial surgery