Outcome after decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 380-385

  Howard, Jerry Lee ^a   Cipolle, Mark D ^a   Anderson, Meredith ^a   Sabella, Victoria ^a   Shollenberger, Daniele ^a   Li, P Mark ^a   Pasquale, Michael D ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniectomy; Decompressive craniectomy; Functional outcome; Long term; Outcome; Severe traumatic brain injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; DEATH; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURVIVOR; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649185586     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31817c50d4     Document Type: Article

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