Basal cisternostomy as an adjunct to decompressive hemicraniectomy in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Basal cisternostomy (BC) is a surgical technique to reduce intracranial hypertension following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). As the efficacy and safety of BC in patients with TBI has not been well-studied, we aim to summarize the published evidence on the effect of BC as an adjunct to decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) on clinical outcome following moderate to severe TBI.

Methods

A systematic literature review was carried out in PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE to identify studies evaluating BC as an adjunct to decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) in moderate to severe TBI. Random effects meta-analysis was performed to calculate summary effect estimates.

Results

Eight studies reporting on 1345 patients were included in the qualitative analysis,

SUBMITTER: Ciobanu-Caraus O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11445355 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature