Decompressive craniectomy and brain death prevalence and mortality: 8-year retrospective review

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2181-2184

  Pereyra, C ^a   Benito Mori, L ^a   Schoon, P ^a   Violi, D ^a   Jacintho, P ^a   Segui, G ^a   Losio, D ^a   Lugaro, M ^a   Benavent, G ^a   Prieto, M ^a   Strati, J ^a   Diaz, G ^a  

^a Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Dr Luis Güemes   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; BRAIN DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN DEATH; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84866315896     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.07.107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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