World Neurosurg
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Observational Study
Hemodynamic changes during surgical decompression in traumatic brain injury patients.
To understand the hemodynamic changes that occur with surgical decompression of lesions caused by traumatic brain injury. ⋯ In patients with TBI, surgical decompression leads to an increase in CI and a decrease in mean arterial pressure owing to a decrease in SVRI in patients with preincision low or normal cardiac output. These changes were not seen in patients with preincision high CI, and such patients had a poor neurologic outcome.