Surgical Management of Acute Subdural Hematomas

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Authors

M. Ross Bullock · University of Washington

Randall M. Chesnut · Neurological Surgery

Jamshid Ghajar · Ospedale “M. Bufalini” di Cesena

David Gordon · Swedish Medical Center

Roger Härtl · Harborview Medical Center

David W. Newell · Cornell University

Franco Servadei ·

Abstract

If surgical evacuation of an acute SDH in a comatose patient (GCS < 9) is indicated, it should be performed using a craniotomy with or without bone flap removal and duraplasty.

Topics & Keywords

Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurosurgery

Volume 58, Issue suppl_3, pp. S2-16

DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000210364.29290.c9

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