Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 209, Issue 4 , Pages 531-539 , October 2009

Brain Tissue Lactate Elevations Predict Episodes of Intracranial Hypertension in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Alexios A. Adamides, BMedSci, BMBS, MRCS(Ed)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • National Trauma Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Dr Alexios A Adamides, Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia
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  • Franklin L. Rosenfeldt, MD, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Craig D. Winter, FRCS(SN)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Naomi M. Pratt, RN

      Affiliations

    • National Trauma Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Nicholas J. Tippett, RN

      Affiliations

    • National Trauma Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Philip M. Lewis, BAppSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Michael J. Bailey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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  • D. James Cooper, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care, the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • National Trauma Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld, MD, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

Received 2 May 2009 ,Accepted 13 May 2009.

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 Disclosure Information: Nothing to disclose.

 Dr Alexios A Adamides was funded by a Victorian Trauma Foundation best practice grant.

PII: S1072-7515(09)00556-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.05.028

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 209, Issue 4 , Pages 531-539 , October 2009

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