A safe and effective method for treatment of chronic subdural haematoma.
OBJECTIVE
Burr-hole irrigation and burr-hole drainage without irrigation are the most popular methods for treatment of chronic subdural haematoma. It is not well known if irrigation is necessary or which method has a higher recurrence rate. We compared the recurrence rates of those two methods.


METHODS
Forty-two patients were treated by burr-hole irrigation (irrigation group), whereas 38 patients were treated by burr-hole drainage (drainage group). Recurrence rate and its relation with sex, age, haematoma localization and aetiology were investigated in both groups.


RESULTS
There was no significant difference between recurrence rates of the two groups. There was also no correlation between recurrence rate and age, sex, haematoma localization, or aetiology.


CONCLUSIONS
There was no significant difference between recurrence rates of the two groups. Since the burr-hole drainage method is simpler to carry out, its use may be preferable.
Gurelik
Mustafa
M
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
Aslan
Adem
A
Gurelik
Bilge
B
Ozum
Unal
U
Karadag
Ozen
O
Kars
H Zafer
HZ
D017677:Age Distribution; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000592:standards; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D013355:Subdural Space / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed