Clinical trial - decompressive craniectomy
Malignant cerebral infarction
DESTINY (2007)
- DCH decrease mortality and no difference in functional outcome
DECIMAL (2007)
- DCH decrease mortality and decrease disability
HAMLET (2009)
- DCH decrease mortality and no difference in functional outcome
DESTINY II (2014)
- DCH decrease mortality and decrease disability
HEADFIRST (2014)
- DCH no reduction in mortality
HEMMI (2015)
- DCH no reduction in mortality or disability
Traumatic brain injury
DECRA
- DCH no reduction in mortality
RESCUEICP
- DCH decrease mortality
RESCUE-ASDH
- DCH no reduction of disability
Central venous thrombosis
DECOMPRESS2
- DCH decrease mortality and decrease disability