The outcome from severe head injury with early diagnosis and intensive management

• Published in: Journal of neurosurgery Vol. 47; no. 4; p. 491
• Main Authors: Becker, D P, Miller, J D, Ward, J D, Greenberg, R P, Young, H F, Sakalas, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1977
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Brain Injuries - diagnosis; Brain Injuries - physiopathology; Brain Injuries - therapy; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Intensive Care Units - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Sex Factors; Time Factors

In the belief that secondary cerebral compression, hypoxia, and ischemia materially influence the outcome from severe head injury, a standardized protocol was followed in 160 patients, with emphasis on early diagnosis and evacuation of intracranial mass lesions by craniotomy, artificial ventilation,...