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Neuro Critical Care
6 Brain Tissue Oxygenation Procedural Steps and Clinical U
Built from Jallo — Neurocritical Care Procedure Atlas

What’s inside
6 sections · 45 slides
Overview
- What this deck will teach you
Why Oxygen, Not Just Pressure
The physiology that makes a brain-oxygen probe worth placing
- The problem: hidden injury after the first hit
- The usual monitors, and where they fall short
- What PbtO2 actually measures
- Two numbers that frame the physiology
- What the evidence does and does not show
- Mixed trial signals, side by side
- Where in the brain does the probe go
The Device
How a probe turns dissolved oxygen into a number on the screen
- The three parts every PbtO2 monitor shares
- Method 1 - the Licox electrode
- Method 2 - luminescence quenching
- Optical luminescent PbtO2 sensing
- Electrode vs optical: how to think about the choice
- Licox monitor with probe ports
When To Use It - and When Not To
Indications and contraindications
- When PbtO2 monitoring is indicated
- Two special situations where it may help
- When NOT to place it - contraindications
The Procedure
From marking the skin to reading the first value
- Getting ready: setup and sedation
- Step 1 - Positioning
- Step 2 - Planning the incision
- Planning the entry incision
- Step 3 - Prep and drape
- Step 4 - Incision and twist drill
- Monitor anchor / bolt
- Step 5 - Opening the dura
- Step 6 - Placing and securing the probe
- Step 7 - Connect, and be patient with the number
- Steps 8 and 9 - Closure and post-procedure imaging
Complications & Troubleshooting
How it can go wrong, how to prevent it, and what to remember
- How safe is it, really
- Licox safety review at a glance
- The four complications: risk and how to avoid it
- Why coagulation status matters most for bleeding
- Troubleshooting the sedated, moving patient
- More expert troubleshooting
- Rapid review: why place a brain-oxygen probe at all?
- Conclusion - the take-home message
- References (1/2)
- References (2/2)
- Neuro ICU Procedure Atlas