Consent may be implicit or explicit. Holding out an arm to have a blood pressure taken is implicit consent, whereas an ECG or blood gases may require explicit consent.onsent may be implicit or explicit. Holding out an arm to have a blood pressure taken is implicit consent, whereas an ECG or blood gases may require explicit consent.
Hemicraniectomy has been used to treat brain swelling and mass effect secondary to a middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory infarction, hemispheric encephalitis, and large parenchymal intracerebral hemorrhage in subarachnoid hemorrhage.
1 doctor agreed: One-side laminectomy: Hemi means half and each of your backbone (vertebrae) has two lamina (plate of bone), one on each side. Thus a hemilaminectomy means surgical removal of one the affected laminae on one side of your backbone. Hope this helps. Good luck to you if you are undergoing such surgery. ...Read more