Study of 150 consecutively surgically treated patients with chronic subdural haematoma at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
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2008-07-16T09:26:09Z
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George, Babu
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The aim of this study was to review the clinical presentation and contribution of various
independent variables to the clinical outcome of surgically treated chronic subdural haematoma
at the time of discharge.
The records of one hundred fifty patients harbouring chronic subdural haematomas who were
treated at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital between November 2001 and March 2004 were
studied, for the following data
• Demographic details such as age, gender and race.
• Pre-operative clinical data including clinical presentation, predisposing
factors, neurological grade, duration of symptoms to treatment, pupillary size
and reaction, CT brain appearance.
• Type of operation.
• Post-operative data including presence of symptomatic recurrence and
outcome data as expressed by Glasgow outcome score.It was found that the clinical presentation varies between the age group below sixty years and
above sixty years.
The following factors were found to be statistically significant in determining likelihood of poor
outcome.
• Neurological grade on admission.
• Abnormal pupils.
• Associated co morbid conditions.
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chronic subdural haematoma, surgicall treated