Outcomes of early decompressive craniectomy versus conventional medical management after severe traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Medicine (United States)

Volumn 94, Issue 43, 2015, Pages

  Wang, Ren ^a   Li, Mei ^a   Gao, Wen Wei ^a   Guo, Yan ^a   Chen, Jiong ^a   Tian, Heng Li ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

BRAIN INJURIES; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LENGTH OF STAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84946576032     PISSN: 00257974     EISSN: 15365964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001733     Document Type: Review

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