Decompressive laparotomy for refractory intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury.

Dorfman JD, Burns JD, Green DM, DeFusco C, Agarwal S. Decompressive laparotomy for refractory intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury. Neurocrit Care. 2011 Dec; 15(3):516-8.

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subject areas

Accidents, Traffic
Activities of Daily Living
Adolescent
APACHE
Brain Edema
Brain Injuries
Combined Modality Therapy
Cooperative Behavior
Decompression, Surgical
Female
Glasgow Coma Scale
Glasgow Outcome Scale
Hematoma, Subdural, Intracranial
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Intra-Abdominal Hypertension
Intracranial Hypertension
Intracranial Pressure
Laparotomy
Mannitol
Multiple Trauma
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trauma Centers

authors with profiles

Joseph D Burns MD
Jon David Dorfman MD