Intensive management of severe closed head injury is pursued in most neurosurgical units, as it no doubt reduces mortality. However, the fate of those salvaged from death is less clearly defined. The impact of aggressive management on the psychological recovery is even less clear. This retrospective
Neurosurgical intensive care improves outcome after severe head injury
✍ Scribed by P. -E. Wärme; R. Bergström; L. Persson
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 836 KB
- Volume
- 110
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6268
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