Complications Associated with Decompressive Craniectomy: A Systematic Review

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 292-304

  Kurland, David B ^a   Khaladj Ghom, Ariana ^a   Stokum, Jesse A ^a   Carusillo, Brianna ^a   Karimy, Jason K ^a   Gerzanich, Volodymyr ^a   Sahuquillo, Juan ^b   Simard, J Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complications; Decompressive craniectomy; Hemicraniectomy; Stroke; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CIRCULATION DISORDER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CRANIOPLASTY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MENINGITIS; PARADOXICAL HERNIATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; SUBDURAL HYGROMA; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; SYNDROME OF THE TREPHINED; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BRAIN INJURIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STROKE;

BRAIN INJURIES; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STROKE;

EID: 84941024215     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0144-7     Document Type: Article

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