Comparison of Irrigation versus No Irrigation during Burr Hole Evacuation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
Objective To compare the results of the use of irrigation versus no irrigation during burr hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH). Methodology The study was a retrospective chart review of those patients who underwent burr hole evacuation of CSDH during a period of 5 years. Cases were divided into two groups based on the use of irrigation during surgery. A subdural drain was placed in all patients (i.e., in both the irrigation and no-irrigation groups) and removed 24 to 48 hours postoperatively. Results The total sample size was 56, of which 34 patients were in the irrigation group and 22 in the no-irrigation group. Recurrence rate was 17.6% in the irrigation group and 9.1% in the no-irrigation group (p = 0.46). Systemic complications were predominantly cardiac related in the no-irrigation group compared with respiratory complications in the irrigation group. The irrigation group had a mortality rate of 5.9% compared with 4.5% in the no-irrigation group (p = 0.66). Conclusion No statistically significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of recurrence or mortality.
Medical College, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muzna
M
Iftikhar
Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Usman Tariq
UT
Siddiqui
Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Mohammad Yaseen
MY
Rauf
Medical College, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ali Osama
AO
Malik
Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Gohar
G
Javed
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014207:Trephining / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality