Online ISSN: 2515-8260

ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF EASTERN INDIA

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1Dr. Shivam Gour, 2Dr Partha Ranjan Biswas, 3Dr. Shubhamitra Chaudhuri, 4Dr Subhasis Ghosh

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Introduction: Traumatic Brain injury is defined as an acute injury to the head caused by blunt or penetrating trauma or from acceleration/deceleration forces excluding degenerative, congenital problems. Decompressive craniectomy is being used as an effective measure in the management of TBI with prognosis being measured in terms of Glassgow outcome scale. However, the quality of life of such patients is often not assessed. Quality of life is a long term outcome phenomenon which must be effectively evaluated.

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