The retrospective application of a prediction model to patients who have had a decompressive craniectomy for trauma

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2179-2183

  Honeybul, Stephen ^a   Ho, Kwok M ^b   Lind, Christopher R P ^a,b   Corcoran, Tomas ^b   Gillett, Grant R ^c  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Intracranial hypertension; Neurotrauma; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75449099141     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.0989     Document Type: Article

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