Surgical trial in traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (STITCH(Trauma)): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gregson, Barbara A ^a   Rowan, Elise N ^a   Mitchell, Patrick M ^a   Unterberg, Andy ^b   McColl, Elaine M ^c   Chambers, Iain R ^d   McNamee, Paul ^e   Mendelow, A D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early surgery; Head injury; Hematoma; Traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GRAY MATTER; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROSURGEON; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHITE MATTER;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867424914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-193     Document Type: Article

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