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Statistics and analysis of the Camino ICP monitor
  1. B A GREGSON
  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, STICH Office, Ward 31 (North Wing), Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, UK
  2. Regional Medical Physics Department
  1. Dr B A Gregson stich{at}ncl.ac.uk
  1. K BANISTER,
  2. I R CHAMBERS
  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, STICH Office, Ward 31 (North Wing), Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, UK
  2. Regional Medical Physics Department
  1. Dr B A Gregson stich{at}ncl.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.70.1.138a

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    We have concerns about the mathematics, accuracy of the data, and conclusions in the paper by Martinez-Manas et al.1 This paper reports on a prospective study of the accuracy and complications of the Camino intracranial pressure monitor.

    The authors have been lax in their use of English, failing to differentiate between their use of the words “patients” and “probes”. This would not be such a problem if they had only reported on one probe per patient, which should have been part of the protocol of the study. They have also used the verbs “to calibrate” and “to zero” interchangeably when …

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