title: Complications of post-injury decompressive craniectomy.
abstract: Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a useful technique for the treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) with intracranial hypertension (ICHT) resistant to medical treatment, increasing survival, although its role in the functional prognosis of patients is not defined. It is also a technique that is not without complications, and may increase the patient's morbidity and mortality. We report two cases of patients with TBI who required DC and suffered complications from the technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Insular in Gran Canaria, Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, Spain.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santana-Cabrera
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pérez-Acosta
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Escot
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lorenzo-Torrent
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Palacios