Is life worth living? Decompressive craniectomy and the disability paradox

J Neurosurg. 2016 Sep;125(3):775-8. doi: 10.3171/2016.3.JNS1683. Epub 2016 Jun 10.

Authors

Stephen Honeybul¹, Grant R Gillett², Kwok M Ho³, Courtney Janzen⁴, Kate Kruger⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, and Royal Perth Hospital, Perth;
² Dunedin Hospital and Otago Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
³ Department of Intensive Care Medicine and School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth;
⁴ Department of Occupational Therapy, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia; and.

PMID: 27285540
DOI: 10.3171/2016.3.JNS1683

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Decompressive Craniectomy / adverse effects*
Disabled Persons
Humans
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Quality of Life