The current role of decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 43, Issue , 2017, Pages 11-15

  Honeybul, S ^a   Ho, K M ^b   Lind, C R P ^a,b   Gillett, G R ^c  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Randomised controlled trials; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISABILITY; GLOBAL DISEASE BURDEN; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MORTALITY RATE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES;

BRAIN INJURIES, TRAUMATIC; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 85018911602     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.04.032     Document Type: Review

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