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In 1972 the authors developed a system for monitoring intracranial pressure (ICP) from the subarachnoid space over the cerebral hemispheres (1). The system is based on a specially designed hollow screw. The screw is threaded into the skull through a 5 mm twist drill hole after opening the dura and arachnoid with a small currette. The screw is connected to a strain gauge transducer by means of saline filled tubing to record ICP. The system is calibrated by opening the bedside transducer to air through a bacteriologic filter. The screw insertion is performed in the neurosurgical ward under local anesthesia.
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VRIES, J.K., BECKER, D.P., YOUNG, H.F.: A subarachnoid screw for monitoring intracranial pressure. Technical note. J. Neurosurg. 39, 416–419 (1973).
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Vries, J.K., Becker, D.P., Young, H.F., Sakalas, R., Greenberg, R.P., Rosner, M.J. (1975). The Hollow Screw Technique for Monitoring Intracranial Pressure. In: Lundberg, N., Pontén, U., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66086-3_86
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