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Cranioplasty Following Decompressive Craniectomy: Minor Surgical Complexity but Still High Periprocedural Complication Rates by Ehab Shiban; Nicole Lange; Antonia Hauser; Ann-Kathrin Jörger; Arthur Wagner; Bernhard Meyer; Jens Lehmberg is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy is of low surgical complexity, so much so that it has become the "beginners" cranial case. However, these "simple" procedures may have high complication rates. Identification of specific risk factors would allow targeted intervention to lower the complication rates. The aim of this study was to assess the rate of complications and to evaluate potential risk factors. We conducted a review of all patients who underwent cranioplasty in our center following decompressive craniectomy for stroke or brain trauma between 2009 and 2016. One hundred fifty-two patients were identified. Fifty-three percent were male. Mean age was 48 (range 11-78). Median time from craniectomy until cranioplasty was 102 days (range 14-378). The overall rate of complications, such as postoperative bleeding, seizures, postoperative infection, and hydrocephalus, was 30%. The mortality rate was 1%. None of the following potential risk factors was associated with significantly increased risk of periprocedural complications: gender (p = 0.34), age (p = 0.39), cause of initial surgery (p = 0.08), duration of surgery (p = 0.59), time of surgery (0.24), surgical experienc

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Author

Ehab Shiban; Nicole Lange; Antonia Hauser; Ann-Kathrin Jörger; Arthur Wagner; Bernhard Meyer; Jens Lehmberg

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2018

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)