Decompressive craniectomy in traumatic brain injury: Quo Vadis?
Autor: | Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, Hernando Raphael Alvis-Miranda, Gabriel Alcala-Cerra, Andres Mariano Rubiano |
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Jazyk: | English<br />Ukrainian |
Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Zdroj: | Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, Iss 4, Pp 4-10 (2014) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 2663-9092 2663-9084 59580445 |
DOI: | 10.25305/unj.46593 |
Popis: | 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. |
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