General surgeon performed emergency craniotomies in regional Queensland hospitals: a 20‐year state‐wide study on patient outcomes
Madeleine Louise Kelly,
Michael Stuart,
Jason Zouki
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundTraumatic brain injuries account for up to 50% of trauma related deaths and if surgical intervention is indicated, consensus suggests a maximum of 4 hours to surgical decompression. The occurrence and outcomes of craniotomies performed by non‐neurosurgeons in regional Queensland hospitals have never been reported previously in the literature.MethodsA retrospective review was performed at all regional Queensland hospitals without an on‐site neurosurgical service from January 2001 to December 2022 to i… Show more
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