Purpose Coagulation disorder and intraoperative hypotension are representative complications of traumatic brain injury which cause worse perioperative outcome. The aim of this study was to survey the relation of coagulation disorder and intraoperative hypotension (IH) during decompressive craniectomy. Method Patients who underwent emergency decompressive craniectomy due to traumatic brain inj...

Twenty one patients were submitted to decompressive craniectomy for massive cerebral infarct. Ten patients (47.6%) presented a good outcome at the 6 months evaluation, eight had a poor outcome (38%) and three died (14.2%). There was no outcome statistical difference between surgery before and after 24 hours of ictus, dominant and non-dominant stroke groups. Patients older than 60 years and thos...

Klíčová slova dekompresní kraniektomie – mozkový infarkt – střední mozková tepna (ACM) – krysa Abstract We investigated the effects of decompressive craniectomy in a rat model of „malignant“ middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction. A total of 55 male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 290–340 g were allocated to the following groups: (1) Sham operated group (group 1, n = 14, as controls); (2) MCA occ...

Paradoxical herniation (PH) is a life-threatening emergency after decompressive craniectomy. In the current study, we examined patient survival in patients who developed PH after decompressive craniectomy versus those who did not. Risk factors for, and management of, PH were also analyzed. This retrospective analysis included 429 consecutive patients receiving decompressive craniectomy during a...

INTRODUCTION The choice of optimal treatment in traumatic brain injured (TBI) patients is a challenge. The aim of this study was to verify the neurological outcome of severe TBI patients treated with decompressive craniectomy (early < 24 h, late > 24 h), compared to conservative treatment, in hospital and after 6-months. METHODS A total of 186 TBI patients admitted to the ICU of the Emergency...

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...

OBJECTIVE This study was performed to better understand postoperative contralateral subdural effusion, an uncommon but serious complication secondary to decompressive craniectomy in patients with head trauma. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Data from medical records of 169 patients who underwent decompressive craniectomy after head trauma between 2003 and 2006 were collected. The data included demograph...

OBJECTIVE Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) and decompressive craniectomy are neuroprotective interventions following severe brain swelling. The precise benefits, risks, and clinical outcomes in brain swelling after TH are still being investigated. We aimed to investigate the effects of TH in severe brain injury after decompressive craniectomy. METHODS We reviewed the cases of 24 patients who unde...

This is a case series which report the clinical results of decompressive craniectomy in 4 patients with dilated pupils secondary to traumatic brain injury and postoperative edema. Between 2011 and 2012, four patients, 3 males and 1 female, aged between 35 and 64 with mean age of 50.1±8.9 years, underwent decompressive craniectomy due to brain traumatic edema. The follow up period ranged between...