Table 1 Background demographic, Pre-operative Markwalder Chronic Subdural Hematoma Grading Scale (MGS), Post-operative Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) and Post-operative complications
Surgery only (control arm) | Surgery and steroid (intervention arm) | All | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 70.8 | 71.9 | 71.3 | |
Female | 38/126 (30.2 %) | 33/122 (27.0 %) | 71 | |
Pre-operative plan CT brain scan findings | ||||
Right | 42/126 (33.3 %) | 49/122 (40.2 %) | 91 | 0.325 |
Left | 52/126 (41.3 %) | 58/122 (47.5 %) | 110 | 0.387 |
Bilateral | 32/126 (25.4 %) | 15/122 (12.3 %) | 47 | 0.013 |
Thickness | 20.3 mm | 22 mm | 21.1 mm | |
Pre-operative Markwalder Chronic Subdural Hematoma Grading Scale (MGS) upon presentation | ||||
Grade I | 89/126 (70.6 %) | 99/122 (81.1 %) | 188 | 0.074 |
Grade II | 34/126 (26.9 %) | 20/122 (16.4 %) | 54 | 0.062 |
Grade III | 3/126 (2.38 %) | 3/122 (2.46 %) | 6 | 0.709 |
Re-drainage rate | 17/126 (13.5 %) | 8/122 (6.56 %) | 25 | 0.109 |
Post-operative Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) | ||||
GOS 5 (good recovery) | 91/126 (72.2 %) | 99/122 (81.1 %) | 0.131 | |
GOS 4 (moderate disability) | 14/126 (11.1 %) | 5/122 (4.10 %) | 0.066 | |
GOS 3 (severe disability) | 16/126 (12.7 %) | 15/122 (12.3 %) | 0.924 | |
GOS 2 (vegetative state) | 2/126 (1.59 %) | 0/122 (0 %) | 0.492 | |
GOS 1 (death) | 3/126 (2.38 %) | 3/122 (2.46 %) | 0.709 | |
Post-operative complications | ||||
Chest infection | 1/126 (0.79 %) | 5/122 (4.10 %) | 0.201 | |
Post-op fever | 1/126 (0.79 %) | 1/122 (0.82 %) | 0.492 | |
UTI | 1/126 (0.79 %) | 0/122 (0 %) | 0.987 | |
Wound infection | 1/126 (0.79 %) | 0/122 (0 %) | 0.987 | |
Subdural empyema | 0/126 (0 %) | 1/122 (0.82 %) | 0.987 | |