Open AccessCost-Effectiveness of Surgical Decompression for Space-Occupying Hemispheric Infarction
Author(s) -
Jeannette Hofmeijer,
H. Bart van der Worp,
L. Jaap Kappelle,
Sara Eshuis,
Ale Algra,
Jacoba P. Greving
Publication year - 2013
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.113.002445
Subject(s) - medicine , decompression , surgical decompression , infarction , stroke (engine) , decompression sickness , surgery , myocardial infarction , cardiology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Surgical decompression reduces mortality and increases the probability of a favorable functional outcome after space-occupying hemispheric infarction. Its cost-effectiveness is uncertain.
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