ORACLE stroke study: Opinion regarding acceptable outcome following decompressive hemicraniectomy for ischemic stroke

Neurosurgery

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 231-236

  Honeybul, Stephen ^a   Ho, Kwok M ^b   Blacker, David W ^c  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethics; Hemicraniectomy; Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GRANDCHILD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; STROKE PATIENT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; PATIENT SELECTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947712348     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: 15244040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001115     Document Type: Article

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