Abstract | OBJECT: METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Hinge craniotomy appears to be at least as good as decompressive craniectomy in providing postoperative ICP control at a similar therapeutic index. Although the in-hospital mortality was higher in patients treated with hinge craniotomy, that procedure resulted in superior long-term functional outcomes and may help limit postoperative complications.
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Authors | Tyler J Kenning, M Reid Gooch, Ravi H Gandhi, M Parvez Shaikh, Alan S Boulos, John W German |
Journal | Journal of neurosurgery
(J Neurosurg)
Vol. 116
Issue 6
Pg. 1289-98
(Jun 2012)
ISSN: 1933-0693 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22462506
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Brain Damage, Chronic
(diagnosis)
- Cerebral Infarction
(complications, mortality, surgery)
- Craniotomy
(methods, mortality)
- Decompressive Craniectomy
(methods, mortality)
- Disability Evaluation
- Female
- Hospital Mortality
- Humans
- Hypertension, Malignant
(etiology, mortality, surgery)
- Intracranial Hypertension
(etiology, mortality, surgery)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neurologic Examination
- Postoperative Complications
(diagnosis)
- Retrospective Studies
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