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Table 1 Different components of the GHOST-CAP acronym

From: “NeuroVanguard”: a contemporary strategy in neuromonitoring for severe adult brain injury patients

  

Targets

Indivualized targets

G

Glucose

80–180 mg/dL

CMD

H

Hemoglobin

> 7 g/dL

PbtO2

O

Oxygen

PaO2 = 80–120 mmHg

PbtO2

S

Sodium

135–145 mEq/L

ICP

T

Temperature

< 38.0 °C

ICP, PbtO2, CMD

C

Comfort

No pain and agitation

ICP, PbtO2, CMD

A

Arterial pressure

MAP > 80 mmHg

ICP, PbtO2, CMD

P

PaCO2

35–40 mmHg

ICP, PbtO2, CMD

  1. CMD cerebral microdialysis, PbtO2 brain oxygen pressure, ICP intracranial pressure, MAP mean arterial pressure