Outcome Following Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Malignant Cerebral Infarction: Ethical Considerations

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia (S.H.); Department of Intensive Care Medicine and School of Population Health, University of Western Australia (K.M.H.); and Division of Health Sciences, Dunedin Hospital and Otago Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (G.G.). stephen.honeybul@health.wa.gov.au.
² From the Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia (S.H.); Department of Intensive Care Medicine and School of Population Health, University of Western Australia (K.M.H.); and Division of Health Sciences, Dunedin Hospital and Otago Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (G.G.).

Editorial

Stephen Honeybul et al. Stroke. 2015 Sep.

. 2015 Sep;46(9):2695-8.

doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010078. Epub 2015 Aug 4.

¹ From the Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia (S.H.); Department of Intensive Care Medicine and School of Population Health, University of Western Australia (K.M.H.); and Division of Health Sciences, Dunedin Hospital and Otago Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (G.G.). stephen.honeybul@health.wa.gov.au.
² From the Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia (S.H.); Department of Intensive Care Medicine and School of Population Health, University of Western Australia (K.M.H.); and Division of Health Sciences, Dunedin Hospital and Otago Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (G.G.).

No abstract available

Keywords: brain; decompressive craniectomy; ethics; outcome; stroke.

Comment in

Letter by Woodworth and Simard Regarding Article, "Outcome Following Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Malignant Cerebral Infarction: Ethical Considerations".
Woodworth G, Simard JM. Woodworth G, et al. Stroke. 2015 Nov;46(11):e245. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011336. Epub 2015 Oct 6. Stroke. 2015. PMID: 26443827 No abstract available.
Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Outcome Following Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Malignant Cerebral Infarction: Ethical Considerations".
Honeybul S, Ho KM, Gillett G. Honeybul S, et al. Stroke. 2015 Nov;46(11):e246. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011404. Epub 2015 Oct 6. Stroke. 2015. PMID: 26443831 No abstract available.