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Decompressive craniectomy linked with decreased mortality in TBI

2minutemedicine.com September 24, 2016

Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and refractory intracranial hypertension following 2 stages of standard therapy who were then randomized to receive decompressive craniectomy had lower rates of mortality and higher rates of vegetative state at 6 months compared to those treated with standard medical therapy alone.

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