Decompressive craniectomy in paediatric traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of current evidence

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 209-216

  Ardissino, Maddalena ^a   Tang, Alice ^a   Muttoni, Elisabetta ^b   Tsang, Kevin ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Intracranial pressure, ICP; Management; Outcomes; Paediatric traumatic brain injury, TBI; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EMBASE; EMERGENCY WARD; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDIATRIC TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; PROCEDURES; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN INJURIES, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85053460190     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-018-3977-5     Document Type: Review

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