Open AccessDecompressive craniectomy in diffuse traumatic brain injury: An industrial hospital study
Author(s) -
Niraj Kumar Choudhary,
Rinku Bhargava
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_281_16
Subject(s) - medicine , decompressive craniectomy , glasgow coma scale , traumatic brain injury , polytrauma , glasgow outcome scale , retrospective cohort study , intracranial pressure , surgery , intracranial pressure monitoring , head injury , radiological weapon , pediatrics , psychiatry
High intracranial pressure is the most frequent cause of mortality and disability after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) which is treated by first-line therapeutic measures. When these measures fail, second-line therapies are started. Among second-line therapies, decompressive craniectomy (DC) has been used. It improves the functional outcome in these patients.