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Decompressive craniotomy
Author(s) -
Groombridge Christopher,
Maini Amit,
Mathew Joseph,
O'Keeffe Francis,
Noonan Mike,
Smit De Villiers,
Fitzgerald Mark,
Tee Jin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/1742-6723.13520
Subject(s) - medicine , craniotomy , neurosurgery , decompressive craniectomy , surgery , general surgery , traumatic brain injury , psychiatry
An unconscious patient with an extra‐dural haematoma may not survive transfer to a neurosurgical centre for definitive care. This article describes a simple approach to a decompressive craniotomy which may be life‐saving in these patients when a neurosurgeon is not available.