| Author and year | Study design | No. of patients | Timing of operation | Pre-op ICP (mmHg) | Post-op ICP (mmHg) | Surgical technique | Outcome |
| Yoo et al., 1999 | P | 6 | NR | 31.7 | 3.5 | Bifrontal craniectomy | Mean GOS 3.3; 1 patient died |
| Munch et al., 2000 | R | 9 | 4.5 ± 3.8 (63.3% of cases)
56.2 ± 57 (36.7% of cases) | 22.1 ± 11.1 | 19.7 ± 10.8 | Hemicraniectomy | Good 41%; poor 59% |
| Taylor et al., 2001 | P | 13 | 17.3 (range 605 - 27.5) | 26.4 ± 7.9 | 17.4 ± 3.4 | Bitemporal craniectomy with no duroplasty | Reduced risk of death, PVS and severe disability a 6 mos postop: 0.54 (95% CI 0.29 - 1.07) |
| Howard et al., 2008 | R | 40 | 28.2 ± 9.6 | 35 ± 13.5 | 14.6 ± 8.7 | Hemicraniectomy | Good 30%, survival 67% w/good outcome; mortality 55% |
| Kim et al., 2009 | R | 28 | 9.6 ± 6.9 | 37.9 ± 15.9 | 9.2 ± 5.9 | Hemicraniectomy (unilateral or bilateral) | Good 57.1%, poor 42.9%, mortality 21.4 |