Pediatric traumatic brain injuries treated with decompressive craniectomy
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Pediatric traumatic brain injuries treated with decompressive craniectomy
BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs in an estimated 80% of all pediatric trauma patients and is the leading cause of death and disability in the pediatric population. Decompressive craniectomy is a procedure used to decrease intracranial pressure by allowing the brain room to swell and therefore increase cerebral perfusion to the brain. METHODS This is a retrospective study done at...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology International
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2152-7806
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.119055