Factors influencing the decision to retain or remove the bone flap of adult patients with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective study

Zhang, Rongjun; Tang, Zongchun; Liu, Jianxin; Yang, Sheng; Wenyin, Luo; Wang, Jun; Wei, Yijun; Li, Jialong

doi:10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.8302-13.1

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“…Finally, all of patients were discharged uneventfully and have favorable outcomes at 6 months after surgery. It was reported that injury/surgery time interval was a risk factor in association with preserving the bone flap [17]. In addition, there existed different degrees of brain atrophy in the elderly.…”

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Twist drill craniostomy for traumatic acute subdural hematoma in the elderly: case series and literature review

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Xie

et al. 2019

Chin Neurosurg Jl

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Background: A large craniotomy is usually the first choice for removal of traumatic acute subdural hematoma (TASDH). To date, few studies have reported that TASDH could be successfully treated by twist drill craniostomy (TDC) alone or combined with instillation of urokinase. We aimed to define the TDC for the elderly with TASDH and performed literature review. Case presentation: A total of 7 TASDH patients, who were presented and treated by TDC in this retrospective study between January 2009 and May 2017, consisted of 5 men and 2 women, ranging in age from 65 to 89 (average, 78.9) years. The patients' baseline characteristics, including age, sex, medical history, received ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus or not, reason for avoiding or refusing large craniotomy, preoperative Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), suffered from cerebral herniation or not, the location of TASDH, imaging characteristics of TASDH in CT scan, injury/surgery time interval, midline shift, preoperative neurologic deficit, operation time, and infusions of urokinase or not, were collected. The postoperative GCS, postoperative neurologic deficit, rebleeding or not, intracranial infection, and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 6 months after surgery were analyzed to access the safety and efficacy of evacuation with TDC. The results showed that the mean time interval from injury to TDC was 68.6 min (30-120 min). The mean distance of midline shift was 14.6 mm (10-20 mm). The preoperative GCS in all patients ranged from 4 to 13 (median, 9). The mean duration of the operation was 14.4 min (6-19 min). Postoperative CT scan showed that hematoma evacuation rate was more than 70% in all cases. There were no cases of acute rebleeding and intracranial infection after TDC. No cases presented with chronic SDH at the ipsilateral side within 6 months after being treated by TDC alone or combined with instillation of urokinase. Favorable outcomes were shown in all cases (mRS scores 0-2) at 6 months after surgery. Conclusions: TASDH in the elderly could be safely and effectively treated by TDC alone or combined with instillation of urokinase, which was a possible alternative for the elderly.

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“…It was reported that injury/surgery time interval was a risk factor in association with preserving the bone flap [ 17 ]. In addition, there existed different degrees of brain atrophy in the elderly.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%