Decompressive craniectomy as the primary surgical intervention for hemorrhagic contusion

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1347-1354

  Huang, Abel Po Hao ^a   Tu, Yong Kwang ^a   Tsai, Yi Hsin ^a   Chen, Yuan Shen ^a   Hong, Wei Chen ^a   Yang, Chi Cheng ^a,b   Kuo, Lu Ting ^a   Su, I Chang ^a   Huang, She Hao ^a   Huang, Sheng Jean ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Surgery; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOTOMY; EMERGENCY CARE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REHABILITATION CARE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CRANIOTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DRAINAGE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57349164283     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0625     Document Type: Article

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