Electronic medical record validation: Exploring the reliability of intracranial pressure data abstracted from the electronic medical record-pilot

Olson, DaiWai M.; Rogers, Michael S.; Stutzman, Sonja E.

Background and Purpose

Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is crucial to decision making for neurologically injured patients, yet measurement of ICP varies greatly among practitioners.

Conclusion: The results of this pilot study put in to question the validity of ICP values that are recorded in the medical record, which has implications for patient care and research.