Options for managing raised intracranial pressure

This article reviews the current monitoring and management options for raised intracranial pressure (ICP), primarily in traumatic head injuries, in line with current literature and guidelines. The use of ICP monitoring is useful in managing, predicting outcomes, following the progression and guiding interventions of neurological disease states. Patients with raised ICP should be monitored closely in a neurocritical care setting where appropriate interventions can be instituted based on available monitoring parameters. Various first- and second-tier methods should be considered, with the primary goal to decrease secondary insult to brain tissue for best outcomes

Data from: Development of the Combined Assessment of Risk Encountered in Surgery (CARES) surgical risk calculator for prediction of post-surgical mortality and need for intensive care unit admission risk ? a single-centre retrospective study

doi:10.5061/dryad.v14248

Prevalence of preoperative anemia, abnormal mean corpuscular volume and red cell distribution width among surgical patients in Singapore, and their influence on one year mortality

This is the patient database that was used to generate the results in our manuscript

CARES risk model dataset

Retrospective cohort of 90785 patients who underwent surgery in Singapore General Hospital between 2012-201

Graph showing the mean and 95% confidence intervals of red cell distribution width in various anemia / mean corpuscular volume (MCV) groups.

<p>Graph showing the mean and 95% confidence intervals of red cell distribution width in various anemia / mean corpuscular volume (MCV) groups.</p

Cox regression of one year mortality after surgery.

<p>Cox regression of one year mortality after surgery.</p

Results of multivariate analysis of odds of high RDW over normal RDW.

<p>Results of multivariate analysis of odds of high RDW over normal RDW.</p

Flowchart showing study cohort derivation.

<p>Flowchart showing study cohort derivation.</p

Distribution of patient characteristics according to anemia status, RDW and MCV values.

<p>Distribution of patient characteristics according to anemia status, RDW and MCV values.</p

Prevalence of anemia in each age and gender groups.

<p>Prevalence of anemia in each age and gender groups.</p