Decompressive Craniectomies in Traumatic Brain Injuries - Reinventing The Wheel- The Indian Armed Forces Experience

Saurabh Kumar Verma; Darpan Gupta; J Bhadoria

Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2019

Decompressive Craniectomies in Traumatic Brain Injuries - Reinventing The Wheel- The Indian Armed Forces Experience

Saurabh Kumar Verma, Darpan Gupta, J Bhadoria

Abstract :

The Brain Trauma Foundation 4th edition guidelines and the RESCUE ICP trial, both, lay a lot of stress on the ICP monitoring in cases of decompressive Craniectomies for traumatic ain injuries. Based on the different epidemiology of head injury in various parts of the world, the availability of resources and the case series in study the authors try to analyse whether the ICP value is the “Magical figure” as it is projected to be & the way ahead.