Decompressive craniectomy in children with traumatic brain injury

Although the conventional role of the operation was that of a salvage procedure when medical therapy failed in the treatment of raised intracranial pressure (ICP), two important concepts have emerged in the recent literature that appear to challenge that approach. In addition to the lack of evidence supporting benefit from current forms of treament, evidence from diverse studies that use data from magnetic resonance images, cerebral owygenation and cerebral blood flow measurements have highlighted potential adverse effects that may occur with these therapies.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Division of Neurosurgery

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Figaji, Anthony Aaron

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Peter, Jonathan C
• Fieggen, A Graham

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2883

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/2883