Background Two randomised trials assessing the effectiveness of decompressive
craniectomy (DC) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) were published in recent years …

Objective Systematic review of the literature to evaluate the role of decompressive
craniectomy (DC) after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), comparing the first major …

Purpose This review describes the evidence base that has helped define the role of
decompressive craniectomy (DC) in the management of patients with traumatic brain injury …

Decompressive craniectomy consists of removal of piece of bone of the skull in order to
reduce intracranial pressure. It is an age-old procedure, taking ancient roots from the …

Background: The beneficial effect of decompressive craniectomy (DC) in the treatment of
traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains controversial. In many centers, it is used as a salvage …

Functional outcomes at 12 months were a secondary outcome of the randomized DECRA
trial of early decompressive craniectomy for severe diffuse traumatic brain injury (TBI) and …

Object To assess the impact that injury severity has on complications in patients who have
had a decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods This …

In the context of traumatic brain injury (TBI), decompressive craniectomy (DC) is used as part
of tiered therapeutic protocols for patients with intracranial hypertension (secondary or …

Decompressive craniectomy (DC)—a surgical procedure that involves removal of part of the
skull to accommodate brain swelling—has been used for many years in the management of …

When the fourth edition of the Brain Trauma Foundation's Guidelines for the Management of
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury were finalized in late 2016, it was known that the results of the …