Summary: Cranial defects often result from brain injuries, hemorrhages, strokes, or brain tumors. These conditions can increase pressure inside the skull, and if left untreated, may lead to dangerous complications like brain herniation. To manage this, a common procedure called decompressive craniectomy is performed to reduce intracranial pressure. While this surgery often stabilizes the patient's conditio...

Summary: Background and study aims: Computerised Tomography (CT) head scans are frequently requested by Emergency Department (ED) clinicians as one of the investigations for their patients. This often causes a delay when waiting for specialist radiologists to report the findings of the scan. The purpose of this study is to see if online training can improve the ability of ED clinicians to interpret the sca...

Summary: Although craniotomy provides a more complete evacuation of the acute epidural hematoma, there are insufficient data to support specific surgical treatment method. We aim to perform a multi-center, parallel-group randomized clinical trial to compare the outcome and cost-effectiveness of decompressive craniectomy versus craniotomy for the treatment of traumatic brain injury patients with cerebral he...