Decompressive craniotomy: prognostic factors and complications in 89 patients

Decompressive craniotomy (DC) is applied to treat post-traumatic intracranial hypertension (ICH). The purpose of this study is to identify prognostic factors and complications of unilateral DC. Eighty-nine patients submited to unilateral DC were retrospectively analyzed over a period of 30 months. Q...

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Main Author: Faleiro,Rodrigo Moreira (author)
Other Authors: Faleiro,Luiz Carlos Mendes (author), Caetano,Elisa (author), Gomide,Isabella (author), Pita,Cristina (author), Coelho,Gustavo (author), Brás,Ellen (author), Carvalho,Bruna (author), Gusmão,Sebastião Nataniel Silva (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
Subjects:
head injury
intracranial hypertension
decompressive craniotomy
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000300017
Country:Brazil
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