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Hemicraniectomy in Older Patients with Extensive Middle-Cerebral-Artery Strokethe Destiny II Investigators NEJM, 2014, 370:1091-1100 This page is only available to Crit-IQ subscribers. To view the rest of this review and gain access to our vast array of critical care teaching tools including podcasts, vodcasts, modules, exam preparation tools, teaching aids and much more, login here, or Become a Member to register |
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| I'm sorry I missed the "good" bit. We have doubled survival, with nearly all of those in Rankin 4&5. | |
| Harbo-24 Mar, 2014 10:48:41 AM | |
| Is this where we are heading - survival at all costs? Beam me up Scotty! | |
| Dr Di from Darwin-01 Apr, 2014 03:48:20 PM | |
Comment
This is a really interesting trial, as it reports that over 61 year olds with a MCA stroke who have a hemicraniectomy within 48-hours have better severe disability free survival than standard care. Sounds good so far.
The details;
Design: Prospective, open label, RCT....