The Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Context of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Summary of Results and Analysis of the Confidence Level of Conclusions From Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Rubiano, Andrés M ^a,b   Carney, Nancy ^c   Khan, Ahsan A ^b   Ammirati, Mario ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EL BOSQUE   (Colombia)

^b Meditech Foundation   (Colombia)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Temple University   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

brain injury; decompressive craniectomy; head trauma; ICP; TBI

Indexed keywords

DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 85074133544     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01063     Document Type: Review

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