Decompressive craniotomy.
Christopher James GroombridgeAmit MainiJoseph MathewFrancis O'KeeffeMike NoonanDe Villiers SmitMark Christopher FitzgeraldJin TeePublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2020)
An unconscious patient with an extra-dural haematoma may not survive transfer to a neurosurgical centre for definitive care. This article describes a simple approach to a decompressive craniotomy which may be life-saving in these patients when a neurosurgeon is not available.