Bilateral hemicraniectomy in non-penetrating traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1879-1885

  Walcott, Brian P ^a   Nahed, Brian V ^a   Sheth, Sameer A ^a   Yanamadala, Vijay ^a   Caracci, James R ^a   Asaad, Wael F ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bilateral; brain injury; craniectomy; intensive care unit; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILATERAL HEMICRANIECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRANIECTOMY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863787348     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2382     Document Type: Article

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