Decompressive Craniectomy
"Decompressive Craniectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Excision of part of the skull. This procedure is used to treat elevated intracranial pressure that is unresponsive to conventional treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D056424
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.188.200 E04.525.190.200
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decompressive Craniectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Managing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Across Resource Settings: Latin American Perspectives. Neurocrit Care. 2023 04; 38(2):229-234.
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Decompressive Craniectomy After Traumatic Brain Injury: Incorporating Patient Preferences into Decision-Making. World Neurosurg. 2022 01; 157:e327-e332.
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To Decompress or Not? An Expected Utility Inspired Approach To Shared decision-making For Supratentorial Ischemic Stroke. Neurocrit Care. 2021 06; 34(3):709-713.
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Case Demonstrating the Nuances of Acute Cortical Venous Thrombosis Anticoagulation Guidelines. World Neurosurg. 2020 07; 139:215-218.
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Consensus statement from the International Consensus Meeting on the Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury : Consensus statement. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2019 07; 161(7):1261-1274.
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Complications following pediatric cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy: a multicenter retrospective study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 09; 22(3):225-232.
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ICP management in patients suffering from traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 12; 159(12):2279-2287.
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Teaching NeuroImages: Multicompartmental intracranial hemorrhage in a pediatric patient. Neurology. 2016 12 06; 87(23):e284.
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Effect of prolonged therapeutic hypothermia on intracranial pressure, organ function, and hospital outcomes among patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2014 Dec; 21(3):451-61.
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Hemicraniectomy and durotomy upon deterioration from infarction-related swelling trial: randomized pilot clinical trial. Stroke. 2014 Mar; 45(3):781-7.