Marked reduction in wound complication rates following decompressive hemicraniectomy with an improved operative closure technique

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1201-1205

  Sughrue, Michael E ^a   Bloch, Orin G ^a   Manley, Geoffrey T ^a   Stiver, Shirley I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Hemicraniectomy; Infection; Wound

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79960983700     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.01.016     Document Type: Article

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