Decompressive craniectomy for diffuse cerebral swelling after trauma: Long-term outcome and ethical considerations

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 128-132

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

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Institute of Bone and Joint Research   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Ethics; Neurotrauma; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWELLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960431326     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182117b6c     Document Type: Article

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