Decorepressive surgery for 'pure' epidural hematomas: Does neurosurgical expertise improve the outcome?

Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 495-502

  Wester, Knut ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Delay; Epidural hematoma; Extradural hematoma; Glasgow Outcome Scale; Head injury; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN HERNIA; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032980132     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199903000-00034     Document Type: Article

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