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
Subjects:	Decompressive craniectomy Brain trauma injury Intracranial hypertension
Online Access:	http://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_44209_3ee30520c673b65d760e8ef7372d482a.pdf

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spelling	doaj-c86231c1f9c24d65b3869fc7ea728bae2020-11-24T23:56:52ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesBulletin of Emergency and Trauma2322-25222322-39602013-04-011Issue 2606844209Decompressive Craniectomy and Traumatic Brain Injury: A ReviewHernando Alvis-Miranda0Sandra Milena Castellar-Leones1Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar2University of Cartagena, Colombia.University of Cartagena, Colombia.Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cartagena, Colombia.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 coma. The literature lack of concepts is their indications. We present a review on the state of the art.http://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_44209_3ee30520c673b65d760e8ef7372d482a.pdfDecompressive craniectomyBrain trauma injuryIntracranial hypertension
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spellingShingle	Hernando Alvis-Miranda Sandra Milena Castellar-Leones Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar Decompressive Craniectomy and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma Decompressive craniectomy Brain trauma injury Intracranial hypertension
author_facet	Hernando Alvis-Miranda Sandra Milena Castellar-Leones Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar
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title	Decompressive Craniectomy and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review
title_short	Decompressive Craniectomy and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review
title_full	Decompressive Craniectomy and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review
title_fullStr	Decompressive Craniectomy and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review
title_full_unstemmed	Decompressive Craniectomy and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review
title_sort	decompressive craniectomy and traumatic brain injury: a review
publisher	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
series	Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma
issn	2322-2522 2322-3960
publishDate	2013-04-01
description	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 coma. The literature lack of concepts is their indications. We present a review on the state of the art.
topic	Decompressive craniectomy Brain trauma injury Intracranial hypertension
url	http://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_44209_3ee30520c673b65d760e8ef7372d482a.pdf
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Decompressive Craniectomy and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review

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