Figure 4.

Mortality and functional outcome after hemicraniectomy in patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction. Results from randomised controlled trials. The pooled analysis includes 93 patients (all patients from DECIMAL and DESTINY and 23 patients from HAMLET). DECIMAL, DEcompressive Craniectomy In MALignant middle cerebral artery infarcts; DESTINY, DEcompressive Surgery for the Treatment of malignant INfarction of the middle cerebral arterY; HAMLET, Hemicraniectomy After Middle cerebral artery infarction with Life-threatening Edema Trial; mRS, modified Rankin scale.