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Table 3 Mean ICP recorded per day during the first 3 days of barbiturate coma

From: Pentobarbital versus thiopental in the treatment of refractory intracranial hypertension in patients with traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial

Drug

Day

Mean ICP (n[%])

  

<20 mmHg

20 to 30 mmHg

>30 mmHg

Thiopental

1

10

46

11

50

1

5

 

2

15

71

4

19

2

10

 

3

12

63

6

32

1

5

Pentobarbital

1

9

41

8

36

5

23

 

2

8

38

9

43

4

19

 

3

6

43

8

57

0

0

  1. Mean intracranial pressure (ICP) is the arithmetic mean of ICP data recorded during every 24-hour period, according to Stocchetti's criteria [13]. Data are presented as number of cases and as a percentage of the total number of cases each day.
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