Practicals · Traumatology and Surgery · Procedural skills — Head and face
Cranial decompression (emergency, when neurosurgeon unavailable)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- Essential (NMC)
- Also called
- emergency burr hole
Videos and resources
- Page(PDF) Results of early cranial decompression as an initial approach...researchgate.net
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Operative note template
How to write the operative note in the case sheet: blank template, worked example and printable PDF (free).
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Cranial decompression in dire emergencies when neurosurgeon not present” ( NMC curriculum, page 8)