Decompressive craniectomy in traumatic brain injury after the DECRA trial. Where do we stand?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-106

  Sahuquillo, Juan ^a   Martínez Ricarte, Francisco ^a   Poca, Maria Antonia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

decompressive craniectomy; intracranial hypertension; randomized controlled trial; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; CRITICAL CARE; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874773285     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32835eba1a     Document Type: Review

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