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Decompressive craniectomy for acute ischemic stroke

Authors: Thomas Beez, Christopher Munoz-Bendix, Hans-Jakob Steiger, Kerim Beseoglu

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2019

Abstract

Malignant stroke occurs in a subgroup of patients suffering from ischemic cerebral infarction and is characterized by neurological deterioration due to progressive edema, raised intracranial pressure, and cerebral herniation. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a surgical technique aiming to open the “closed box” represented by the non-expandable skull in cases of refractory intracranial hypertension. It is a valuable modality in the armamentarium to treat patients with malignant stroke: the life-saving effect has been proven for both supratentorial and infratentorial DC in virtually all age groups. This leaves physicians with the difficult task to decide who will require early or preemptive surgery and who might benefit from postponing surgery until clear evidence of deterioration evolves. Together with the patient’s relatives, physicians also have to ascertain whether the patient will have acceptable disability and quality of life in his or her presumed perception, based on preoperative predictions. This complex decision-making process can only be managed with interdisciplinary efforts and should be supported by continued research in the age of personalized medicine.

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Title: Decompressive craniectomy for acute ischemic stroke
Authors: Thomas Beez
Christopher Munoz-Bendix
Hans-Jakob Steiger
Kerim Beseoglu
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Stroke
Intracranial Hypertension
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2490-x

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