scholarly journals Supervised valsalva maneuver after Burr hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: a prospective cohort study

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 100649
Author(s):  
S.-Y. Won ◽  
D. Dubinski ◽  
B. Behmanesh ◽  
J. Bernstock ◽  
F. Keil ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. e392-e401 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J.Y. Zhang ◽  
Shilin Wang ◽  
Aaron Song Chuan Foo ◽  
Ming Yang ◽  
Boon Leong Quah ◽  
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Neurosurgery ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Marc Markwalder ◽  
Rolf W. Seiler

Abstract A consecutive series of 21 adult patients with chronic subdural hematoma was studied in respect to postoperative resolution of subdural collections and clinical improvement after burr hole evacuation without subdural drainage. This series was compared to a previously studied series of patients with chronic subdural hematoma in whom postoperative closed system drainage had been installed. Using the identical protocol for treatment and postoperative follow-up, we obtained identical results with respect to time-related neurological improvement and persistence of subdural collections in the undrained and drained series, except that the steadily progressive clinical improvement during the early postoperative phase (24 hours) in all cases of the drained series was not universal in the undrained cases. Our study suggests that, to avoid the possibility of early postoperative clinical deterioration, burr hole craniostomy and closed system drainage is advisable. We think that subdural drainage is not necessary when the installation of the drainage system seems to be technically difficult, as it may be in cases with considerable perioperative cortical expansion.


Neurosurgery ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Johann Glancz ◽  
Michael Tin Chung Poon ◽  
Ian Craig Coulter ◽  
Peter John Hutchinson ◽  
Angelos Georgiou Kolias ◽  
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Abstract Background Drain insertion following chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) evacuation improves patient outcomes. Objective To examine whether this is influenced by variation in drain location, positioning or duration of placement. Methods We performed a subgroup analysis of a previously reported multicenter, prospective cohort study of CSDH patients performed between May 2013 and January 2014. Data were analyzed relating drain location (subdural or subgaleal), position (through a frontal or parietal burr hole), and duration of insertion, to outcomes in patients aged >16 yr undergoing burr-hole drainage of primary CSDH. Primary outcomes comprised modified Rankin scale (mRS) at discharge and symptomatic recurrence requiring redrainage within 60 d. Results A total of 577 patients were analyzed. The recurrence rate of 6.7% (12/160) in the frontal subdural drain group was comparable to 8.8% (30/343) in the parietal subdural drain group. Only 44/577 (7.6%) patients underwent subgaleal drain insertion. Recurrence rates were comparable between subdural (7.7%; 41/533) and subgaleal (9.1%; 4/44) groups (P = .95). We found no significant differences in discharge mRS between these groups. Recurrence rates were comparable between patients with postoperative drainage for 1 or 2 d, 6.4% and 8.4%, respectively (P = .44). There was no significant difference in mRS scores between these 2 groups (P = .56). CONCLUSION Drain insertion after CSDH drainage is important, but position (subgaleal or subdural) and duration did not appear to influence recurrence rate or clinical outcomes. Similarly, drain location did not influence recurrence rate nor outcomes where both parietal and frontal burr holes were made. Further prospective cohort studies or randomized controlled trials could provide further clarification.


2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhaskar Suryanarayanan ◽  
Ajay Choudhary ◽  
LaxmiNarayan Gupta ◽  
Akhila Prasad ◽  
AmitKumar Singh ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abebe Mersha ◽  
Sahlu Abat ◽  
Tsegaye Temesgen ◽  
Abebe Nebyou

BACKGROUND: Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common condition encountered in daily neurosurgical practice usually affecting the elderly population. Various surgical procedures have been used for the evacuation of hematoma in patients with CSDH. The objective of this paper was to study the postoperative outcome of patients who were operated for CSDH and to describe the easy, safest and effective procedure that can be performed at primary level hospitals.METHODS: Institutional based cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted among patients operated for CSDH from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2015 at Teklehaymanot General Hospital, a private hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Descriptive statistics, using SPSS version 20, was used to determine the postoperative outcomes including hospital stay, complications and recurrence rate.RESULTS: Of the 195 charts reviewed, 70.3% were of males, with M: F ratio of 2.4:1. 68.2% of patients being above the age of 55 years with a mean age at presentation of 57.63. The most common presenting symptom was headache followed by extremity weakness. The diagnosis of CSDH was made with either head CT scan or MRI. Forty one percent of patients had a left side hematoma and 48(24.6%) patients had bilateral CSDH. All patients were operated with a single burr hole evacuation under local anesthesia and postoperative subdural closed system drainage by a single neurosurgeon. The mean hospital stay was 3.68±2.6 days. The postoperative outcome was assessed using the Glasgow Outcome Score, and 95.9% of the patients reported good recovery. Thirteen (6.6%) patients were operated twice for recurrence, and there were four deaths.CONCLUSIONS: Single burr hole craniostomy is an easy, safe and effective technique for the treatment of CSDH.


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