Mortality 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 probably leads to lower mortality at 6 months compared with medical treatment only (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality at 12 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 leads to lower mortality at 12 months compared with medical treatment only (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
'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
'Unfavorable outcome' as per original Cochrane protocol ‐ at 12 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 showed no clear difference in 'Unfavorable outcome' as per original Cochrane protocol ‐ at 12 months compared with medical treatment only (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Adverse events assessed in various ways, up to 24 months · patients > 12 months of age with a severe traumatic brain injury and in a coma (post‐resuscitation GOS score ≤ 8 points) with raised,…
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Decompressive craniectomy or corticectomy performed to reduce intracranial pressure during the surgery · people with intracranial aneurysm
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found