Decompressive craniectomy in traumatic brain injury: Quo Vadis?

Autor: Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, Hernando Raphael Alvis-Miranda, Gabriel Alcala-Cerra, Andres Mariano Rubiano
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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