Decompressive Craniectomy in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: The Intensivist’s Point of View

Decompressive Craniectomy in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: The Intensivist’s Point of View

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a severe pathology with important social and economic concerns, decompressive craniectomy (DC) represents a life-saving surgical option to treat elevated intracranial hypertension (ICP). The rationale underlying DC is to remove part of the crania...

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Main Authors: Matteo Vitali, Stefano Marasco, Tatsiana Romenskaya, Angela Elia, Yaroslava Longhitano, Christian Zanza, Ludovico Abenavoli, Emidio Scarpellini, Alessandro Bertuccio, Andrea Barbanera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Diseases
Subjects:
decompressive craniectomy
traumatic brain injury
intracranial hypertension
acute subdural hematoma
cranioplasty
cerebral herniation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/11/1/22

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