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A study to assess the clinical effectiveness of two surgeries (Decompressive Craniectomy and Cisternostomy) in patients with head injury requiring surgery

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/08/056213
Lead Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1)GCS score at presentation >3 with the motor score being at least 2 or above.

2)Acute SDH with mass effect or Mid Line Shift (MLS)

3)Traumatic SAH with mass effect or MLS

4)Traumatic brain parenchymal contusions with mass effect or MLS

5)Post traumatic diffuse cerebral edema with mass effect or MLS

Exclusion Criteria

1)GCS at presentation of less than 4 or motor score of 1

2)Patients with EDH as the main cause of MLS and mass effect which can be treated with a small craniotomy (small sized EDH co-existing with the primary pathology not considered)

3)Non-traumatic SAH or intra-parenchymal bleed

4)Acute infarcts with mass effect or MLS

5)Patients with any condition that precludes surgical intervention

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1) Intra-operative ICP value post procedure <br/ ><br>2) Post-operative ICP value at 24,48 and 72 hours post -operatively.Timepoint: 1) Measured at the end of surgical procedure <br/ ><br>2) Measured at 24, 48 and 72 hours post operation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Duration of hospital stayTimepoint: Measured on the day patient gets discharged from the hospital in the post-operative period;Duration of ICU stayTimepoint: Measured on the day patient gets shifted out from the ICU in the post operative period;Duration of Ventilator dependenceTimepoint: Measured on the day patient gets weaned off from ventilator in the post operative period;Glasgow Outcome Score (GOS) of the patients post dischargeTimepoint: At 3 months & 6 months post discharge;Ventilator dependenceTimepoint: Post operative day 5 & day 10
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