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Revista Salud Uninorte
versión impresa ISSN 0120-5552versión On-line ISSN 2011-7531
Resumen
GONZALEZ GOMEZ, MARTINA et al. Outcomes of Primary and Secondary Decompressive Craniectomy in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury at Clínica de la Universidad de La Sabana. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2021, vol.37, n.2, pp.264-284. Epub 10-Mayo-2022. ISSN 0120-5552. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.37.2.617.1.
Aim:
The purpose of this study was to determine the outcome, at discharge and at one-year follow-up, of patients with severe traumatic brain injury undergoing primary and secondary decompressive craniectomy at Clinica Universidad de La Sabana, over a period of five years.
Patients and methods:
We conducted a retrospective case series of patients with severe traumatic brain injury undergoing decompressive craniectomy between 2008 and 2013. Te primary outcomes were survival and functional status, measured by the Glasgow Outcome Scale, both at discharge, and at the one year follow-up. Secondary outcomes included latency time for craniectomy, intra and postoperative complications, days of hospitalization and intensive care unit stay, ventilation time, cranioplasty results, and cause of death.
Results:
Thirty-five patients with severe traumatic brain injury underwent decompressive craniectomy in the study period, 29 of which were primary and 6, secondary, with a median latency of 5 hours and 57 hours, respectively. A survival of 51.4% of the patients was observed, of which 39% presented satisfactory functional recovery on the Glasgow outcome scale at the time of discharge and one year later.
Conclusions:
In this group of patients who underwent primary or secondary decompressive craniectomy, together with interdisciplinary management and early rehabilitation, favorable functional outcomes were found in the long-term follow-up.
Palabras clave : Severe traumatic brain injury; decompressive craniectomy; Glasgow outcome scale; intracranial pressure; functional outcome.