Preemptive craniectomy with craniotomy: What role in the management of severe traumatic brain injury?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 531-536

  Paci, Gabrielle M ^a   Sise, Michael J ^a   Sise, C Beth ^a   Sack, Daniel I ^a   Shackford, Steven R ^a   Kureshi, Sohaib A ^a   Osler, Turner M ^a   Yale, Randall S ^a   Riccoboni, Steven T ^a   Peck, Kimberly A ^a   O'Reilly, Eamon B ^a  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniectomy; Craniotomy; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOTOMY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INJURY SEVERITY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WOUND INFECTION; BRAIN INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; INJURY SCALE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449127708     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b840e8     Document Type: Article

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