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ArticleNeurocritical care2025

Is There a Place for Cerebrospinal Fluid External Lumbar Drainage in Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension? Pros, Cons, and Uncertainties.

Juan Antonio Llompart-Pou, Jon Pérez-Bárcena, Chiara Robba, Daniel Agustín Godoy

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Article in Neurocritical care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Juan Antonio Llompart-PouServei de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears, Palma, Spain. juanantonio.llompart@ssib.es.ORCID 0000-0002-6011-1242
Jon Pérez-BárcenaServei de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears, Palma, Spain.
Chiara RobbaAnesthesia and Critical Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neuroscience, Genoa, Italy.
Daniel Agustín GodoyUnidad de Cuidados Neurointensivos, Sanatorio Pasteur, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although different single-center series have shown the beneficial effects of cerebrospinal fluid external lumbar drainage in intracranial pressure control in patients with traumatic brain injury presenting with refractory intracranial hypertension, benefits must be balanced with potential life-threatening complications. In this article, we discuss the pros and cons and the uncertainties related to the use of cerebrospinal fluid external lumbar drainage in patients with traumatic brain injury.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticDrainageIntracranial HypertensionSpinal PunctureHumansCerebrospinal fluidExternal lumbar drainageExternal ventricular drainageIntracranial hypertensionNeurocritical careTraumatic brain injury

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PMID40467941

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