The role of decompressive craniectomy in the management of traumatic brain injury: A critical review

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 619-623

  Winter, C D ^a,c   Adamides, A A ^a,b   Rosenfeld, J V ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Review; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN INJURY; CRANIECTOMY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23944490428     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.02.002     Document Type: Review

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