Decompressive Craniectomy and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review

Intracranial hypertension is the largest cause of death in young patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Decompressive craniectomy is part of the second level measures for the management of increased intracranial pressure refractory to medical management as moderate hypothermia and barbiturate...

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Main Authors: Hernando Alvis-Miranda, Sandra Milena Castellar-Leones, Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma
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Online Access:http://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_44209_3ee30520c673b65d760e8ef7372d482a.pdf