JOURNAL ARTICLE

Direct comparison of cerebrovascular effects of norepinephrine and dopamine in head-injured patients

Abstract

Norepinephrine may be more predictable and efficient to augment cerebral perfusion in patients with traumatic brain injury.

Keywords:
Medicine Cerebral perfusion pressure Norepinephrine Cerebral blood flow Anesthesia Intracranial pressure Perfusion Blood pressure Crossover study Mean arterial pressure Dopamine Internal medicine Heart rate Placebo

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Topics

Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Neurology
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Emergency Medicine
Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
Life Sciences →  Neuroscience →  Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
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