Association of time to craniectomy with survival in patients with severe combat-related brain injury
Abstract
In combat and austere environments, evacuation to a location with neurosurgery capability is challenging. A planning target in terms of time to neurosurgery is paramount to inform prepositioning of neurosurgical and transport resources to support a population at risk. This study sought to examine the association of wait time to craniectomy with mortality in patients with severe combat-related brain injury who received decompressive craniectomy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.3171/2018.9.focus18404
Entities
People
- Deborah J. Del Junco
- Donald W. Marion
- Jennifer Gurney
- Michael C. Reade
- Randall Mccafferty
- Randy Bell
- Stacy A. Shackelford
- Tyson Becker
Organizations
- Australian Defence Force
- San Antonio Military Medical Center
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center