Decompressive craniectomy in traumatic brain injury: usage and clinical outcome in a single centre

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 229-237

  Wettervik, Teodor Svedung ^a   Lenell, Samuel ^a   Nyholm, Lena ^a   Howells, Tim ^a   Lewén, Anders ^a   Enblad, Per ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Neurointensive care; Standardised treatment protocol; Thiopental; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

THIOPENTAL; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; COMPLICATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BRAIN INJURIES, TRAUMATIC; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SWEDEN; THIOPENTAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85037724235     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-017-3418-3     Document Type: Article

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