Decompressive craniectomy in traumatic brain injury: Quo Vadis?

Intracranial hypertension is the leading cause of mortality in patients with cranial injury. Currently the traumatic brain injury is a public health problem worldwide. Decompressive craniectomy emerges as a treatment strategy for patients with refractory intracranial hypertension. The completed surg...

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Published in:Ukrainian neurosurgical journal 2014-12 (4), p.4-10
Main Authors: Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, Hernando Raphael Alvis-Miranda, Gabriel Alcala-Cerra, Andres Mariano Rubiano
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Intracranial hypertension is the leading cause of mortality in patients with cranial injury. Currently the traumatic brain injury is a public health problem worldwide. Decompressive craniectomy emerges as a treatment strategy for patients with refractory intracranial hypertension. The completed surgery requires careful surgical technique and exquisite. We present a review of the literature about the technique.
ISSN:2663-9084
2663-9092
DOI:10.25305/unj.46593