Hypercapnia and hypocapnia commonly complicate conditions that are present in critically
ill patients. Both conditions have important physiologic effects that may impact the clinical …

Decompressive surgery to reduce pressure under the skull varies from a burrhole, bone flap
to removal of a large skull segment. Decompressive craniectomy is the removal of a large …

With improvements in neurocritical care advanced measures of treating raised intracranial
pressure (ICP) are more frequently utilised. Decompressive craniectomy is an effective ICP …

Decompressive craniectomy is a traditional but controversial surgical procedure that
removes part of the skull to allow an injured and swollen brain to expand outward. Recent …

Intracranial hypertension is the largest cause of death in young patients with severe
traumatic brain injury. Decompressive craniectomy is part of the second level measures for …

BACKGROUND Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is used in cases of severe intracranial
hypertension or impending intracranial herniation. DC effectively lowers intracranial …

Developed for the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC),
the Manual of Definitive Surgical Trauma Care 5e is ideal for training all surgeons who …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as an acute injury to the head caused by blunt or
penetrating trauma or from acceleration/deceleration forces excluding degenerative …

BACKGROUND The reverse question mark (RQM) incision has been traditionally utilized to
perform decompressive hemicraniectomies (DHC) to relieve refractory intracranial …

Brain swelling is a serious condition associated with an accumulation of fluid inside the
brain that can be caused by trauma, stroke, infection, or tumors. It increases the pressure …