22 May 2022: Clinical Research
A Retrospective Study from a Single Center of 208 Patients with Unilateral Chronic Subdural Hematoma to Compare Outcomes Following Burr Hole Craniotomy and Hematoma Drainage Within 48 Hours and Between 48 Hours and 5 Days
In-Hyoung Lee 12ABCDEF , Jong-Il Choi 2ADFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936774
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936774
Table 2 Comparison of the clinical outcomes.
| Early removal (n=100) | Late removal (n=108) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital stay duration (d) | 9.68±3.64 | 9.92±3.82 | 0.648 |
| Postoperative GCS score | 14.25±1.35 | 14.14±1.33 | 0.551 |
| GCS score improvement | 0.33±0.70 | 0.31±0.74 | 0.880 |
| mRS score | |||
| At discharge | 2.52±1.25 | 2.54±1.40 | 0.887 |
| At 3 months | 1.85±1.45 | 1.89±1.49 | 0.851 |
| At 6 months | 1.42±1.57 | 1.45±1.62 | 0.912 |
| mRS score 0–3 at discharge* | 73/97 (75.3%) | 76/107 (71.0%) | 0.499 |
| Mortality | 2 (2) | 3 (2.8) | 0.716 |
| Data are presented as means±standard deviations (ranges) or numbers (%). * 4 patients were excluded because recurrence occurred during the in-hospital period. GCS – Glasgow Coma Scale; mRS – modified Rankin scale. | |||