Assistência de enfermagem na monitorização da pressão intracraniana em pacientes neurocríticos

Objective: To identify through literature the nursing interventions in the intracranial pressure monitoring in patients neurocriticos. Method: Integrative review of literature with search of articles in SciELO, LILACS, and PUBMED. The selected articles were published between the years 2007 and 2017. Results: We found 94 articles and excluded 78 as inclusion criteria. So 16 articles were used in this review. These suggest that the neurological monitoring can be performed in a invasive and non invasive. Among the invasive methods is the monitoring of intracranial pressure, and the nurse, who was directly responsible for this care. Thus, care and the elevation of the head, care with tracheal aspiration, care with hypoxemia, coordination and management in nursing care among others must be part of nursing care. Conclusion: Nursing care is essential for the patient neurocritico. This care contribute to both positive developments as negative in these patients