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Efficacy of decompressive craniectomy: A retrospective case series study with 321 patients and an update on controversies

  • Authors:
    • Charalampos Gatos
    • George Fotakopoulos
    • Anastasia Tasiou
    • Grigorios Christodoulidis
    • Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou
    • Theodosis Spiliotopoulos
    • Adamantios Kalogeras
    • Pagona Sklapani
    • Nikolaos Trakas
    • Konstantinos Paterakis
    • Kostas N. Fountas
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  • Published online on: August 6, 2024     https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.188
  • Article Number: 64
  • Copyright : © Gatos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY 4.0].

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Abstract

Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is considered a cornerstone in the management of refractory intracranial hypertension. For decades, DC was known as an occasionally lifesaving procedure; however, it was associated with numerous severe complications. The present study is a single‑center retrospective case series study on with 321 patients who underwent DC between January, 2010 and December, 2020. All patients were divided into four groups as follows: Group A included patients who suffered from a space‑occupying middle cerebral artery (MCA) ischemic event; group B included individuals who developed intracerebral hemorrhage; group C included patients admitted for traumatic brain injury; and group D included patients with other neurosurgical entities that underwent DC, such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, tumors, brain abscess and cerebral ventricular sinus thrombosis events. The present study enrolled a total of 321 patients who underwent DC. Group A included 52 out of the 321 (16.1%) patients, group B included 51 (15.8%) patients, group C included 164 (51.0%) patients, and group D included 54 (16.8%) patients. Of the 321 patients, 235 (73.2%) were males, and the median age was 53.7 years. Multivariate analysis revealed that only the group A parameter was an independent factor associated with a Glasgow outcome scale score >2 during follow‑up (P<0.05). On the whole, the results of the present study suggest that among patients who underwent DC with different neurological entities, those who had experienced MCA events had more favorable outcomes.
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Gatos C, Fotakopoulos G, Tasiou A, Christodoulidis G, Georgakopoulou VE, Spiliotopoulos T, Kalogeras A, Sklapani P, Trakas N, Paterakis K, Paterakis K, et al: Efficacy of decompressive craniectomy: A retrospective case series study with 321 patients and an update on controversies. Med Int 4: 64, 2024.
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Gatos, C., Fotakopoulos, G., Tasiou, A., Christodoulidis, G., Georgakopoulou, V.E., Spiliotopoulos, T. ... Fountas, K.N. (2024). Efficacy of decompressive craniectomy: A retrospective case series study with 321 patients and an update on controversies. Medicine International, 4, 64. https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.188
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Gatos, C., Fotakopoulos, G., Tasiou, A., Christodoulidis, G., Georgakopoulou, V. E., Spiliotopoulos, T., Kalogeras, A., Sklapani, P., Trakas, N., Paterakis, K., Fountas, K. N."Efficacy of decompressive craniectomy: A retrospective case series study with 321 patients and an update on controversies". Medicine International 4.6 (2024): 64.
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Gatos, C., Fotakopoulos, G., Tasiou, A., Christodoulidis, G., Georgakopoulou, V. E., Spiliotopoulos, T., Kalogeras, A., Sklapani, P., Trakas, N., Paterakis, K., Fountas, K. N."Efficacy of decompressive craniectomy: A retrospective case series study with 321 patients and an update on controversies". Medicine International 4, no. 6 (2024): 64. https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2024.188