Chronic subdural hematomas: single or double burr hole-results of a randomized study.
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the analysis of recurrence rates of single versus double burr holes in patients with subacute and chronic subdural hematomas.


METHODS
The study was a prospective randomized controlled trial on patients with subacute and chronic subdural hematomas. Collections with membranes or septae were excluded from the study. A written consent was taken from the patient or patient party after explaining the procedure. A total of 254 patients were enrolled in the study over a period of 18-months in the Department of Neurosurgery, Sheri-Kashmir-Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir.


RESULTS
Recurrence rates in single and double-burr-hole groups were 6.15% and 4.83% respectively, which was not statistically significant.


CONCLUSIONS
Most of the subdural hematomas can be dealt by single burr-hole drainage.
Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Neurosurgery, Kashmir, India.
Khursheed
K
Nayil
Ramzan
R
Altaf
Yawar
Y
Shoaib
Abrar
A
Wani
Masood
M
Laharwal
Amer
A
Zahoor
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome