Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury: An Institutional Experience of 131 Cases in Two Years

Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury: An Institutional Experience of 131 Cases in Two Years

Decompressive craniectomy (DC) effectively reduces intracranial pressure (ICP), but is not considered to be a first-line procedure. We retrospectively analyzed sociodemographic, clinical, and surgical characteristics associated with the prognosis of patients who underwent DC to treat traumatic intra...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Veiga Silva, Matheus Ara?jo de Oliveira Farias, Luiz Severo Bem, Marcelo Moraes Valen?a, Hildo Rocha Cirne de Azevedo Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2020-10-01
Series:Neurotrauma Reports
Subjects:
decompressive craniectomy
intracranial hypertension
timing
trauma brain injury
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/NEUR.2020.0007

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