Marked reduction in wound complication rates following decompressive hemicraniectomy with an improved operative closure technique

• Published in: Journal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 18; no. 9; pp. 1201 - 1205
• Main Authors: Sughrue, Michael E, Bloch, Orin G, Manley, Geoffrey T, Stiver, Shirley I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Brain Injuries - surgery; Cerebral Hemorrhage - surgery; Complication; Decompressive Craniectomy - adverse effects; Female; Glasgow Coma Scale; Hemicraniectomy; Humans; Infection; Male; Middle Aged; Neurology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Retrospective Studies; Surgical Flaps; Wound; Wound Closure Techniques; Wound Healing - physiology; Infection; Complication; Hemicraniectomy; Wound

Abstract Although decompressive hemicraniectomy with dural expansion and bone flap removal is a potentially life-saving procedure, concerns remain regarding the morbidity associated with this approach. We and others have noted the high rate of wound complications resulting from this technique, often...