DEcompressive surgery Plus hypoTHermia for Space-Occupying Stroke (DEPTH-SOS): A protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial and a literature review

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 383-387

  Neugebauer, Hermann ^a,b   Kollmar, Rainer ^c   Niesen, Wolf Dirk ^d   Bösel, Julian ^e   Schneider, Hauke ^f   Hobohm, Carsten ^g   Zweckberger, Klaus ^e   Heuschmann, Peter U ^h   Schellinger, Peter D ⁱ   Jüttler, Eric ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^f DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

ⁱ KLINIKUM MINDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decompressive surgery; Hemicraniectomy; Hypothermia; Ischaemic stroke; Malignant MCA infarct; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879493582     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12086     Document Type: Article

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