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Review
. 2019 Jun;23(Suppl 2):S136-S139.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23191.

Blood Pressure Target in Acute Brain Injury

Vivek Jain  1 , Jitendra Choudhary  1 , Rahul Pandit  1
Affiliations
Review

Blood Pressure Target in Acute Brain Injury

Vivek Jain et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Jain V, Choudhary J, Pandit R. Blood Pressure Target in Acute Brain Injury. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(Suppl 2):S136-S139.

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Figures

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Cerebral blood flow and MAP
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Effect of PaCO2 on CBF
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Patterns of CBF after TBI
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