Hyperventilation and brain injury

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Thu, 2010-05-06 11:51
GPH
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In my clinical practice I only use hypocapnia (hyperventilation) in the emergency situations when brain herniation is imminent. In the long run, maintaining low-normal pCO2 is a preferred strategy for treating head injured patients.

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