Objectives: To evaluate high-dose barbiturates as a second-tier therapy for pediatric refractory intracranial hypertension complicating severe traumatic brain injury. Design: This is a ...

A major factor contributing to this therapeutic failure is represented by resistant (or refractory) hypertension. The diagnosis of 'resistant hypertension' is very common in clinical practice ...

The hypertensive index may predict the likelihood of kidney function improvement following renal revascularization for renal artery stenosis. The hypertensive index may distinguish which patients with ...

"Steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease ... abdominal pain, and hypertension. Premedication with corticosteroids and antihistamines prior to infusion and monitoring for ...