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Damage Control Neurosurgery

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The principals of damage control surgery are as applicable to neurosurgery as they are to torso and limb injury—prevent secondary injury and stop the bleeding/relieve the pressure. This chapter will describe an up to date approach to intracranial injury and damage control neurosurgery techniques.

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  1. Neurotrauma Centre, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Mark H. Wilson

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  1. Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Juan Duchesne

  2. LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Kenji Inaba

  3. St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

    Mansoor Ali Khan

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Wilson, M.H. (2018). Damage Control Neurosurgery. In: Duchesne, J., Inaba, K., Khan, M. (eds) Damage Control in Trauma Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72607-6_9

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