Decompressive Surgery for the Treatment of Malignant Infarction of the Middle Cerebral Artery (DESTINY) | Zendy

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Decompressive Surgery for the Treatment of Malignant Infarction of the Middle Cerebral Artery (DESTINY)

Author(s) -

Eric Jüttler,

Stefan Schwab,

Peter Schmiedek,

Andreas Unterberg,

Michael G. Hennerici,

Johannes Woitzik,

Steffen Witte,

Ekkehart Jenetzky,

Werner Hacke

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.485649

Subject(s) - medicine , modified rankin scale , randomized controlled trial , clinical endpoint , surgery , stroke (engine) , neurointensive care , middle cerebral artery , sample size determination , end point , anesthesia , ischemic stroke , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering , statistics , mathematics , geometry

Decompressive surgery (hemicraniectomy) for life-threatening massive cerebral infarction represents a controversial issue in neurocritical care medicine. We report here the 30-day mortality and 6- and 12-month functional outcomes from the DESTINY trial.

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