Early and late clinical outcomes after decompressive craniectomy for traumatic refractory intracranial hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis of current evidence

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 97-106

  Tsaousi, Georgia G ^a   Marocchi, Lorenzo ^b   Sergi, Paola G ^b   Pourzitaki, Chryssa ^a   Santoro, Antonio ^b   Bilotta, Federico ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain injuries, traumatic.; Decompressive craniectomy; Intracranial hypertension; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

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

EID: 85081697834     PISSN: 03905616     EISSN: 18271855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23736/S0390-5616.18.04527-7     Document Type: Review

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