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- Title
- Outcomes and recurrence rates in chronic subdural haematoma
- Related
- British journal of neurosurgery, Vol. 21, Issue 3 (2007), p.272-275
- DOI
- 10.1080/02688690701272232
- Publisher
- Informa Healthcare
- Date
- 2007
- Author/Creator
- Amirjamshidi, A
- Author/Creator
- Abouzari, M
- Author/Creator
- Eftekhar, Behzad
- Author/Creator
- Rashidi, A
- Author/Creator
- Rezaii, J
- Author/Creator
- Esfandiari, K
- Author/Creator
- Shirani, A
- Author/Creator
- Asadollahi, M
- Author/Creator
- Aleali, H
- Description
- The object of this study was to determine the relationship between outcome (assessed by Glasgow Outcome Scale) and recurrence in chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH). Eighty-two consecutive patients who underwent surgery for CSDH were included in this study. The relationship between the following variables and CSDH recurrence was studied: sex; age; history of trauma; Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) at the time of admission (stage 1: GCS > 12, stage 2: GCS: 8 - 12, stage 3: GCS < 8); interval between head injury (when a history of trauma was present) and surgery; presence of a midline shift on CT scans; presence of intracranial air 7 days after surgery; haematoma density; haematoma width; presence of brain atrophy; and Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS, both quantitative and non-quantitative) at the time of discharge. Throughout the analysis, p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The results showed lower GCS (p < 0.001), higher GOS (p < 0.001), presence of intracranial air 7 days after surgery (p = 0.002), and a high density haematoma (p < 0.001) were significantly associated with recurrence of CSDH. It was concluded that GOS is related with recurrence in CSDH.
- Description
- 4 page(s)
- Subject Keyword
- chronic subdural haematoma
- Subject Keyword
- Glasgow Coma Scale
- Subject Keyword
- Glasgow Outcome Scale
- Subject Keyword
- recurrence
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Organisation
- Macquarie University. Australian School of Advanced Medicine
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/101839
- Identifier
- ISSN:1360-046X
- Identifier
- mq-rm-2010000295
- Language
- eng
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