Secondary decompressive craniectomy for the management of refractory endocraneal hypertension in severe traumatic brain injury. Lights and shadows from recent studies
Med Intensiva. 2017 Nov;41(8):487-490.
doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2017.02.002.
Epub 2017 Mar 29.
[Article in
English,
Spanish]
Affiliations
- 1 Unidad de Cuidados Neurointensivos, Sanatorio Pasteur, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina; Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital San Juan Bautista, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina.
- 2 Unidad de Paciente Crítico, Clínica Universitaria de Puerto Montt, Puerto Montt, Chile.
- 3 Servicio de Neurocirugía, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.
- 4 Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
- 5 Unidad de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Ntra. Sra. de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España.
- 6 Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: franciscomurillocabezas@gmail.com.
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MeSH terms
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Barbiturates / therapeutic use
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Brain Edema / etiology
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Brain Edema / physiopathology
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Brain Injuries, Traumatic / complications*
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Cerebrovascular Circulation
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Decompressive Craniectomy / methods*
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Humans
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Intracranial Hypertension / drug therapy
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Intracranial Hypertension / etiology
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Intracranial Hypertension / surgery*
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Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
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Multicenter Studies as Topic
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Respiration, Artificial / statistics & numerical data
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Sample Size
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Treatment Outcome