Does monitoring of intracranial pressure and brain oxygenation predict outcome?
There are inadequate data to support or refute the prognostic value of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring (recommendation level U). Are neuroimaging studies indicative of outcome? There are inadequate data to support or refute whether neuroimaging is indicative of poor outcome (recommendation level U). Definitions: Classification of Evidence for Prognostic Article Class I: Evidence provided by a prospective study of a broad spectrum of persons who may be at risk for developing the outcome (e.g. target disease, work status). The study measures the predictive ability using an independent gold standard for case definition. The predictor is measured in an evaluation that is masked to clinical presentation, and the outcome is measured in an evaluation that is masked to the presence of the predictor. All patients have the predictor and outcome variables measured. Class II: Evidence provided by a prospective study of a narrow spectrum of persons at risk for having the condition, or by a r
