Results of early cranial decompression as an initial approach for damage control therapy in severe traumatic brain injury in a hospital with limited resources

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 7-12

  Charry, José D ^a,b   Rubiano, Andrés M ^a,b   Nikas, Christine V ^c   Ortíz, Juan C ^a,b   Puyana, Juan C ^c   Carney, Nancy ^d   Adelson, P David ^e  

^a South Colombian University   (United States)

^b MEDITECH Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial decompression; damage control; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CISTERN; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; COLOMBIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DAMAGE CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; EARLY CRANIAL DECOMPRESSION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84954089904     PISSN: 09763147     EISSN: 09763155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.172151     Document Type: Article

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