Prospective randomized study on the effect of indomethacin on intracranial pressure during craniotomy for patients with supratentorial tumors /
دراسة مستقبلية عشوائية لتأثير عقار الاندوميثاسين على الضغط الداخلى للجمجمة اثناء جراحات فتح الجمجمة للمرضى ذو الاورام فوق الخيمة المخية
Ahmed Ragab Abdelhakeim ; Supervised Amr Zaki Mansour , Ashraf Mohamed Mohsen , Mohamed Waleed Awad
- Cairo : Ahmed Ragab Abdelhakeim , 2010
- 75P. : charts ; 25cm
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anaesthesia
This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of perioperative indomethacin on intracranial pressure ( ICP ) . Forty patients subjected to craniotomy for supratentorial cerebral tumors were anesthetized with propofol, fentany1 and isoflurane . A PaCo₂ level averaging 35 - 40 mmHg was achieved . The patients were randomized to intravenous indomethacin 50 mg as bolus then infusion by 0.3mg / kg / hr