Decompressive craniectomy in pediatric patients

Critical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 409-410

  Polin, Richard S ^a   Ayad, Michael ^a   Jane, John A ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE;

EID: 0347531563     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc2370     Document Type: Article

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