Impact of decompressive craniectomy on functional outcome after severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1570-1574

  Williams, Regan F ^a   Magnotti, Louis J ^a   Croce, Martin A ^a   Hargraves, Brinson B ^a   Fischer, Peter E ^a   Schroeppel, Thomas J ^a   Zarzaur, Ben L ^a   Muhlbauer, Michael ^a   Timmons, Shelly D ^a   Fabian, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Glasgow outcome score extended; Severe traumatic brain injury; Uncontrollable intracranial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; DEATH; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERVIEW; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN INJURY; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749086421     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a594c4     Document Type: Article

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