Decompressive craniotomy: Prognostic factors and complications in 89 patients

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 2 B, 2008, Pages 369-373

  Faleiro, Rodrigo Moreira ^a,b,c,e   Faleiro, Luiz Carlos Mendes ^a,b,c   Caetano, Elisa ^a,d   Gomide, Isabella ^a,d   Pita, Cristina ^a,d   Coelho, Gustavo ^a,d   Brás, Ellen ^a,d   Carvalho, Bruna ^a,d   Gusmão, Sebastião Nataniel Silva ^a,b,c,d  

^a FUNDAÇÃO HOSPITALAR DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL FELÍCIO ROCHO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d UFMG

^e Hospital Das Clínicas UFMG ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniotomy; Head injury; Intracranial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; PUPIL DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 47749122622     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000300017     Document Type: Article

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