Decompressive craniectomy vs medical treatment
Changes in ICP from randomization up to 48 h · 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 showed no clear difference in changes in ICP from randomization up to 48 h compared with medical treatment only (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of high intracranial pressure in closed traumatic brain injury 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 182 participantsModerate