Chronic Subdural Hematomas: Single or Double Burr Hole–Results of a Randomized Study

Khursheed NAYIL; Ramzan ALTAF; Yawar SHOAIB; Abrar WANI; Masood LAHARWAL; Amer ZAHOOR

doi:10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8465-13.0

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Chronic Subdural Hematomas: Single or Double Burr Hole–Results of a Randomized Study

Khursheed NAYIL¹, Ramzan ALTAF¹, Yawar SHOAIB¹, Abrar WANI¹, Masood LAHARWAL¹, Amer ZAHOOR²

¹Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Neurosurgery, Kashmir, India
²Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Anesthesiology, Kashmir, India DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8465-13.0 AIM: To analyze the analysis of recurrence rates of single versus double burr holes in patients with subacute and chronic subdural hematomas.

MATERIAL and METHODS: The 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.

RESULTS: Recurrence rates in single and double-burr-hole groups were 6.15% and 4.83% respectively, which was not statistically significant.

CONCLUSION: Most of the subdural hematomas can be dealt by single burr-hole drainage. Keywords : Subdural hematoma, Chronic subdural hematoma, Burr-hole drainage, Recurrence

Corresponding author : Khursheed Nayıl, nayilkhursh@gmail.com