Evaluation of prognostic factors of decompressive craniectomy in the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury

Evaluation of prognostic factors of decompressive craniectomy in the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury

OBJECTIVE: to determine predictive factors for prognosis of decompressive craniectomy in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), describing epidemiological findings and the major complications of this procedure.METHODS: we conducted a retrospective study based on analysis of clinical and...

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Main Authors: Nelson Saade, José Carlos Esteves Veiga, Luiz Fernando Cannoni, Luciano Haddad, João Luiz Vitorino Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Subjects:
Decompressive craniectomy
Intracranial hypertension/etiology
Intracranial hypertension/surgery
Brainedema/surgery
Brain injuries/complications
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