Severe traumatic brain injury remains a major health-care problem worldwide. Although
major progress has been made in understanding of the pathophysiology of this injury, this …

Background High intracranial pressure (ICP) is the most frequent cause of death and
disability after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). It is usually treated with general …

Object Decompressive craniectomy mandates subsequent cranioplasty. Complications of
cranioplasty may be independent of the initial craniectomy, or they may be contingent upon …

Object Based on continuous monitoring of the pressure reactivity index (PRx), the authors
defined individualized intracranial pressure (ICP) thresholds by graphing the relationship …

Functional outcomes at 12 months were a secondary outcome of the randomized DECRA
trial of early decompressive craniectomy for severe diffuse traumatic brain injury (TBI) and …

Object To assess the impact that injury severity has on complications in patients who have
had a decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods This …

Enarrative REVIEW ARTICLE median length of intensive care unit stay was similar in the 2
groups. BEST: TRIP did not test the value of ICP monitoring per se but rather the efficacy of …

Decompressive surgery to reduce pressure under the skull varies from a burrhole, bone flap
to removal of a large skull segment. Decompressive craniectomy is the removal of a large …

BACKGROUND: There has been a resurgence of interest in the use of decompressive
craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Numerous studies have shown that the …

Decompressive craniectomy has been used as a lifesaving procedure for many neurological
emergencies, including traumatic brain injury, ischaemic stroke, subarachnoid …