Decompressive craniectomy vs medical treatment
'Unfavorable outcome' as per original Cochrane protocol at 6 months · patients > 12 months of age with a severe traumatic brain injury and in a coma (post‐resuscitation GOS score ≤ 8 points) with raised,…
Decompressive craniectomy may leads to higher 'Unfavorable outcome' as per original Cochrane protocol at 6 months compared with medical treatment only (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of high intracranial pressure in closed traumatic brain injury 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 13 studies · 571 participantsLow