Management of gunshot injuries to the head and brain
Rev. chil. neurocir
;
34: 39-45, jun. 2010. ilus
Artículo
en Inglés
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| ID: lil-600354
ABSTRACT
Craniocerebral gunshot wounds are often devastating. The in-hospital mortality for civilians with penetrating craniocerebral injury is 52-95 percent depending on the proportion of suicide victims in the series. The devastating nature of this lesion is accentuated by the fact that predominantly affects young and healthy patients. The most important predictive factor is the post-resuscitation Glasgow Coma Score (GCS). Early aggressive resuscitation, surgery and vigorous control of intracranial pressure offers the best chance of achieving a satisfactory outcome. In this paper the authors performed a critical literature review about this issue and discuss the clinical aspects and management in these patients.
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LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Heridas por Arma de Fuego
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Angiografía Cerebral
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Ecocardiografía Doppler
/
Traumatismos Craneocerebrales
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
/
Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. chil. neurocir
Asunto de la revista:
Neurocirugía
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Jundiai Medical School/BR
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University of Sao Paulo/BR
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