ArticleCureus2021
Burr Hole Surgery for Drainage of Chronic and Subacute Subdural Hematomas: Low Recurrence Rate in a Single Surgeon Cohort.
Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06466733 (Puerto Rico Embolization of the Middle Meningeal Artery for the Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Puerto Rico Embolization of the Middle Meningeal Artery for the Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Trial (PREMMA)
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.
- Role of the postoperative subdural space and midline shift in predicting chronic subdural hematoma recurrence: A single-center study.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundA complication after surgical intervention for chronic and subacute subdural hematoma drainage is the recurrence of hematoma, often requiring repeat surgical management. Recurrence rates varied widely across the published series, which may partially be due to different technical strategies used by the surgeons involved in the study. We decided to review our patients with chronic and subacute subdural hematomas that were surgically managed with a burr hole procedure by a single surgeon to compare recurrence rates with the evidence available.
methodsA retrospective review of the medical records was performed on the patients who underwent burr hole surgical intervention to drain a chronic or subacute subdural hematoma between April 1995 and March 2020. All patients were under the care of a single surgeon at an academic institution. Variables analyzed included age, sex, laterality of the hematoma, and recurrence.
resultsDuring the selected timeframe, 610 cases were identified. There were 35 cases of recurrence of the hematoma. The recurrence rate after burr hole drainage was 5.73%.
conclusionSurgical drainage of chronic and subacute subdural hematoma via burr hole using consistent stepwise management is associated with a relatively low recurrence rate in our single surgeon patient cohort.
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