The importance of decompressive craniectomy for the management of severe head injuries

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 86, 2003, Pages 367-371

  Meier, U ^a   Grawe A ^a  

^a UNFALLKRANKENHAUS BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain oedema; Decompressive craniectomy; Intracranial pressure; Severe head injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1442279223     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0651-8_78     Document Type: Article

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