Evaluation of the portable infrared pupillometer
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Du R, Meeker M, Bacchetti P, Larson MD, Holland MC, Manley GT., Evaluation of the portable infrared pupillometer., Neurosurgery. 2005 Jul;57(1):198-203; discussion 198-203.
There are two different components to the inaccuracies in manual pupillary measurements. One is the interexaminer consistency, and the other is the...
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Quantitative pupillometry: normative data in healthy pediatric volunteers
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Boev AN, Fountas KN, Karampelas I, Boev C, Machinis TG, Feltes C, Okosun I, Domopoulos V, Troup C, Quantitative pupillometry: normative data in healthy pediatric volunteers., J Neurosurg. 2005 Dec;103(6 Suppl):496-500.
OBJECT: The authors describe the prospective use of a...
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Clinical implications of quantitative infrared pupillometry in neurosurgical patients
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Fountas KN, Kapsalaki EZ, Machinis TG, Boev AN, Robinson JS, Troup EC, Clinical implications of quantitative infrared pupillometry in neurosurgical patients., Neurocrit Care. 2006;5(1):55-60.
Pupillometry has been widely employed in the evaluation of a large number of pathological...
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Gizmos and gadgets for the neuroscience intensive care unit
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Bader MK, Gizmos and gadgets for the neuroscience intensive care unit., J Neurosci Nurs. 2006 Aug;38(4):248-60.
Managing the critical neuroscience patient population challenges practitioners because of both the devastating injury involved and the complexity of care required. Emerging...
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Infrared pupillometry. Basic principles and their application in the non-invasive monitoring of neurocritical patients
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Martínez-Ricarte F, Castro A, Poca MA, Sahuquillo J, Expósito L, Arribas M, Aparicio J., Infrared pupillometry. Basic principles and their application in the non-invasive monitoring of neurocritical patients. Neurologia 2010 Nov 11. [Epub ahead of print]
INTRODUCTION: Pupil assessment...
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Pupillary reactivity as an early indicator of increased intracranial pressure: The introduction of the Neurological Pupil index
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Chen JW, Gombart ZJ, Rogers S, Gardiner SK, Cecil S, Bullock RM. Pupillary reactivity as an early indicator of increased intracranial pressure: The introduction of the neurological...
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Infrared pupillometry to detect the light reflex during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A case series
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Behrends M, et al. Infrared pupillometry to detect the light reflex during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A case series. Resuscitation (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.05.013
Background:
The presence or absence of the pupillary light reflex following cardiopulmonary resuscita-tion has been...
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Infrared pupillometry during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for prognostication—A new tool on the horizon?
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Breckwoldt J, Arntz H-R. Infrared pupillometry during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for prognostication—A new tool on the horizon? Resuscitation (2012),
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.06.020...
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Interrater Reliability of Pupillary Assessments
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Olson D, Stutzman S, Saju C, Wilson M, Zhao, W., Aiyagari V. Interrater Reliability of Pupillary Assessments. Neurocrit Care. Published online: 17 September 2015. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12028-015-0182-1/fulltext.html
Abstract
Background
Subjective scoring of pupil reactivity is a fundamental element of the neurological examination for which the pupillometer provides...
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The Use of Automated Pupillometry in Critical Care.
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Olson DM1, Fishel M2. The Use of Automated Pupillometry in Critical Care. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2016 Mar;28(1):101-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2015.09.003. Epub 2015 Dec 1.
Abstract
The neurologic examination (neuroexamination) is one of the most powerful tools available to nurses and physicians caring...