scholarly journals Initial intracranial pressure as a prognosticator in head-injured patients undergoing decompressive craniectomy

Oncotarget ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (38) ◽  
pp. 62657-62663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Liu ◽  
Rong Xu ◽  
Jian Yang ◽  
Guanghui Ren ◽  
Shengxue He
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Decompressive Craniectomy ◽  
Head Injured ◽  
Injured Patients

The Management of Patients with Intradural Post-Traumatic Mass Lesions: A Multicenter Survey of Current Approaches to Surgical Management in 729 Patients Coordinated by the European Brain Injury Consortium

Neurosurgery ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 1183-1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Compagnone ◽  
Gordon D. Murray ◽  
Graham M. Teasdale ◽  
Andrew I.R. Maas ◽  
Domenico Esposito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Surgical Management ◽  
Decompressive Craniectomy ◽  
Mass Lesion ◽  
Raised Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Delayed Surgery ◽  
Head Injured ◽  
Mass Lesions ◽  
Injured Patients

Abstract OBJECTIVE: Controversy exists about the indications and timing for surgery in head injured patients with an intradural mass lesion. The aim of this study was to survey contemporary approaches to the treatment of head injured patients with an intradural lesion, placing a particular focus on the utilization of decompressive craniectomy. METHODS: A prospective international survey was conducted over a 3-month period in 67 centers from 24 countries on the neurosurgical management of head injured patients with an intradural mass lesion and/or radiological signs of raised intracranial pressure. Information was obtained about demographic, clinical, and radiological features; surgical management, and mortality at discharge. RESULTS: Over the period of the study, data were collected about 729 patients consecutively admitted to one of the participating centers. The survey included 397 patients with a severe head injury (Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS] 3–8), 155 with a moderate head injury (GCS 9–12) and 143 patients with a mild head injury (GCS 13–15). An operation was performed on 502 patients (69%). Emergency surgery (<24 h) was most frequently performed for patients with an extracerebral mass lesions (subdural hematomas) whereas delayed surgery was most frequently performed for an intracerebral hematoma or contusion. Decompressive craniectomy was performed in a substantial number of patients, either during an emergency procedure (n = 134, 33%) or a delayed procedure (n = 47, 31%). The decompressive procedure was nearly always combined with evacuation of a mass lesion. The size of the decompression was however considered too small in 25% of cases. CONCLUSION: The results provide a contemporary picture of neurosurgical surgical approaches to the management of head injured patients with an intradural mass lesion and/or signs of raised intracranial pressure in some Neurosurgical Units across the world. The relative benefits of early versus delayed surgery in patients with intraparenchymal lesions and on the indications, technique and benefits of decompressive craniectomy could be topics for future head injury research.

scholarly journals Opioid sedation does not alter intracranial pressure in head injured patients

1997 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 929-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn K Lauer ◽  
Lois A. Connolly ◽  
William T. Schmeling
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Head Injured ◽  
Injured Patients

Comparison of Craniotomy and Decompressive Craniectomy in Severely Head-Injured Patients With Acute Subdural Hematoma

2011 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 1632-1636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Han Chen ◽  
Yun Chen ◽  
Wen-Kuei Fang ◽  
Da-Wei Huang ◽  
Kuo-Chang Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decompressive Craniectomy ◽  
Subdural Hematoma ◽  
Acute Subdural Hematoma ◽  
Head Injured ◽  
Injured Patients
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