Decompressive craniectomy in casualties from OIF and OEF: Management after evacuation from the war zone

Chris J. Neal; Randy S. Bell; Nicholas Szuflita; Rocco Armonda

Decompressive craniectomy in casualties from OIF and OEF: Management after evacuation from the war zone

Chris J. Neal^*, Randy S. Bell, Nicholas Szuflita, Rocco Armonda

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Abstract

Care for the severe TBI patient who has undergone a decompressive craniectomy in a war zone does not end downrange. This life saving procedure is utilized to create a window of time that will allow relatively safe transport to higher echelons of care, where further treatment, complication management, and ultimately cranial reconstruction can take place. This chapter outlines the evacuation process and highlights management issues that have been seen when treating patients that were injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Decompressive Craniectomy
Publisher	Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Pages	313-327
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781536131819
ISBN (Print)	9781536131802
State	Published - 1 Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Afghanistan
Decompressive craniectomy
Iraq
Military
Neurosurgery
war

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