Decompressive craniectomy for patients with severe non-traumatic brain injury: a retrospective cohort study

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-23

  Hitchings, Louise ^a   Delaney, Anthony ^b,c  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952759850     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: 26529335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1441-2772(23)01351-0     Document Type: Article

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