The overall degree by which different patients may benefit from decompressive craniectomy
(DC) remains controversial. In particular, the prognostic value of age has been investigated …

Refractory intracranial hypertension is a leading cause of poor neurological outcomes in
patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Decompressive craniectomy has been used in …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of death and disability in those aged
under 40 years in the UK. Higher rates of morbidity and mortality are seen in low-income …

Although decompressive craniectomy following traumatic brain injury is an option in patients
with raised intracranial pressure (ICP) refractory to medical measures, its effect on clinical …

Quinn TM, Taylor JJ, Magarik JA, Vought E, Kindy MS, Ellegala DB. Decompressive
craniectomy: technical note. Acta Neurol Scand: 2011: 123: 239–244.© 2010 John Wiley & …

Background High intracranial pressure (ICP) is the most frequent cause of death and
disability after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). It is usually treated with general …

Object A decompressive craniectomy can be a life-saving procedure to relieve critically
increased intracranial pressure. The survival of a patient is important as well as the …

One of the factors that affects outcome following severe traumatic brain injury is
development and progression of cerebral oedema with associated increase in intracranial …

Decompress (ve surgery or craniectomy (DC) is a treatment option, which should be
considered when the intracranial pressure (ICP) cannot be treated by conservative methods …

Decompressive craniectomy (DC) has become the definitive surgical procedure to manage
medically intractable rise in intracranial pressure due to stroke and traumatic brain injury …