• Turk Neurosurg · Jan 2014

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Chronic subdural hematomas: single or double burr hole-results of a randomized study.

    • Khursheed Nayil, Ramzan Altaf, Yawar Shoaib, Abrar Wani, Masood Laharwal, and Amer Zahoor.
    • Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Neurosurgery, Kashmir, India.
    • Turk Neurosurg. 2014 Jan 1; 24 (2): 246-8.

    AimTo analyze the analysis of recurrence rates of single versus double burr holes in patients with subacute and chronic subdural hematomas.Material And MethodsThe 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.ResultsRecurrence rates in single and double-burr-hole groups were 6.15% and 4.83% respectively, which was not statistically significant.ConclusionMost of the subdural hematomas can be dealt by single burr-hole drainage.

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