title: Secondary decompressive craniectomy for the management of refractory endocraneal hypertension in severe traumatic brain injury. Lights and shadows from recent studies.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cuidados Neurointensivos, Sanatorio Pasteur, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina; Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital San Juan Bautista, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Paciente Crítico, Clínica Universitaria de Puerto Montt, Puerto Montt, Chile.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Moscote Zalazar
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rubiano
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: Á
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Ntra. Sra. de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lubillo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: franciscomurillocabezas@gmail.com.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Murillo-Cabezas
mesh_terms: D001463:Barbiturates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000150:complications*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D056424:Decompressive Craniectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018401:Sample Size; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001463:Barbiturates