Comparison of early and late decompressive craniectomy on the long-term outcome in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: A meta-analysis

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 251-257

  Zhang, Kai ^a,b   Jiang, Wenjie ^b   Ma, Tieliang ^b   Wu, Haorong ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; meta analysis; outcome; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BILATERAL PUPIL ABNORMALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EXTENDED GLASGOW OUTCOME SCORE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; META ANALYSIS; MYDRIASIS; NEWCASTLE OTTAWA SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN INJURIES, TRAUMATIC; INJURY SCALE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR;

BRAIN INJURIES, TRAUMATIC; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84958047241     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2016.1139052     Document Type: Article

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