Decompressive craniectomy for space occupying hemispheric and cerebellar ischemic strokes: Swiss recommendations

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 218-223

  Michel, Patrik ^a   Arnold, M ^b   Hungerbuhler H J ^c   Muller F ^d   Staedler, C ^e   Baumgartner, R W ^f   Georgiadis, D ^f   Lyrer, P ^g   Mattle, H P ^b   Sztajzel, R ^h   Weder, B ⁱ   Tettenborn, B ⁱ   Nedeltchev, K ^j   Engelter, S ^g   Weber, S A ^a   Basciani, R ^b   Fandino, J ^c   Fluri, F ^g   Stocker, R ^f   Keller, E ^f   Wasner, M ^g   Hanggi M ^b   Gasche, Y ^h   Paganoni, R ^k   Regli, L ^l   more..

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^d Kantonsspital Thurgau ^*  (Switzerland)

^e Ospedale Civico Lugano   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^h GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

ⁱ CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^j TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^k KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^l UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

more..

Author keywords

Acute stroke therapy; Intervention; Ischemic stroke; Protocols; Stroke units; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBELLUM INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CRANIECTOMY; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPOVOLEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; INTUBATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OXYGENATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANESTHESIA; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 68249114325     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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