Efficiency and Limitations of Decompressive Craniectomy in Patients after Traumatic Brain Injury – Preliminary Results

Hanko M; Richterova R; Kolarovszki B.

doi:10.1515/acm-2017-0015

Acta Medica Martiniana (Dec 2017)

Efficiency and Limitations of Decompressive Craniectomy in Patients after Traumatic Brain Injury – Preliminary Results

Hanko M,
Richterova R,
Kolarovszki B.

Affiliations

Hanko M: Clinic of Neurosurgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital Martin, Slovakia
Richterova R: Clinic of Neurosurgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital Martin, Slovakia
Kolarovszki B.: Clinic of Neurosurgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital Martin, Slovakia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acm-2017-0015
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 32 – 38

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Introduction: Decompressive craniectomy (DC) has been recently proven effective tier II therapeutic procedure in the treatment of refractory posttraumatic intracranial hypertension. However, its full potential and effectivity is yet to be described and this surgery remains controversial. The goals of our study include analysis of efficiency of DC and description of risk factors associated with unfavourable outcome.

Published in Acta Medica Martiniana

ISSN: 1335-8421 (Print); 1338-4139 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/ACM

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