Complications of post–injury decompressive craniectomy

Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a useful technique for the treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) with intracranial hypertension (ICHT) resistant to medical treatment, increasing survival, although its role in the functional prognosis of patients is not defined. It is also a technique that is...

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Autores principales: Santana-Cabrera, Luciano, Pérez-Acosta, Guillermo, Rodríguez-Escot, Cristina, Lorenzo-Torrent, Rosa, Sánchez-Palacios, Manuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3500013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23181215
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5151.100937
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Sumario:Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a useful technique for the treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) with intracranial hypertension (ICHT) resistant to medical treatment, increasing survival, although its role in the functional prognosis of patients is not defined. It is also a technique that is not without complications, and may increase the patient's morbidity and mortality. We report two cases of patients with TBI who required DC and suffered complications from the technique

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