Decompressive craniectomy following brain injury: factors important to patient outcome

BACKGROUND: Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is often performed as an empirical lifesaving measure to protect the injured brain from the damaging effects of propagating oedema and intracranial hypertension. However, there are no clearly defined indications or specified guidelines for patient selection...

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Autores principales: Eghwrudjakpor, Patrick O., Allison, Akaribari B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CoAction Publishing 2010
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3066780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28156293
http://dx.doi.org/10.4176/091104

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3066780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28156293
http://dx.doi.org/10.4176/091104

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