Complications associated with decompressive craniectomy: a systematic review

DB Kurland, A Khaladj-Ghom, JA Stokum, B Carusillo… - Neurocritical care, 2015 - Springer
Decompressive craniectomy (DC) has been used for many years in the management of
patients with elevated intracranial pressure and cerebral edema. Ongoing clinical trials are …

Contusion progression following traumatic brain injury: a review of clinical and radiological predictors, and influence on outcome

K Adatia, VFJ Newcombe, DK Menon - Neurocritical care, 2021 - Springer
Secondary injuries remain an important cause of the morbidity and mortality associated with
traumatic brain injury (TBI). Progression of cerebral contusions occurs in up to 75% of …

Cranioplasty after decompressive hemicraniectomy: underestimated surgery-associated complications?

D Wachter, K Reineke, T Behm, V Rohde - Clinical neurology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective Decompressive hemicraniectomy (DC) and duroplasty after malignant brain
infarction or traumatic brain injury is a common surgical procedure. Usually, preserved bone …

Traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage: risk factors associated with progression

S Cepeda, PA Gómez, AM Castaño-Leon… - Journal of …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
The increase in the volume of a traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (TICH) is a widely
studied phenomenon that has a direct impact on the prognosis of patients. The objective of …

Large retrospective study of artificial dura substitute in patients with traumatic brain injury undergo decompressive craniectomy

H Sun, H Wang, Y Diao, Y Tu, X Li, W Zhao… - Brain and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Decompressive craniectomy is widely used for treating patients with traumatic
brain injury (TBI). Usually patients have dura mater defect due to surgery or injury itself. The …

Contrecoup traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage: a geometric study of the impact site and association with hemorrhagic progression

S Cepeda, PA Gómez, AM Castaño-Leon… - Journal of …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (TICH) represents 13–48% of the lesions after a
traumatic brain injury (TBI). The frequency of TICH-hemorrhagic progression (TICH-HP) is …

Decompressive craniectomy in patients with traumatic brain injury: are the usual indications congruent with those evaluated in clinical trials?

AH Kramer, N Deis, S Ruddell, P Couillard, DA Zygun… - Neurocritical care, 2016 - Springer
Background In patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), multicenter randomized controlled
trials have assessed decompressive craniectomy (DC) exclusively as treatment for refractory …

Pathophysiology-Based Management of Secondary Injuries and Insults in TBI

L de Macedo Filho, LF Figueredo, GA Villegas-Gomez… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among all
ages; despite the advances, understanding pathophysiological responses after TBI is still …

Effect of decompressive craniectomy in the postoperative expansion of traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage: a propensity score–based analysis

S Cepeda, AM Castaño-León, PM Munarriz… - Journal of …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (TICH) represents approximately 13%–
48% of the lesions after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and hemorrhagic progression (HP) …

Decompressive craniectomy increases brain lesion volume and exacerbates functional impairment in closed head injury in mice

J Szczygielski, AE Mautes, A Müller, C Sippl… - Journal of …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Decompressive craniectomy has been widely used in patients with head trauma. The
randomized clinical trial on an early decompression (DECRA) demonstrated that …