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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and outcome of the patients treated with twist drill craniostomy for traumatic acute subdural hematoma

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

Case

Age

Sex

Medical history

Reason for avoiding or refusing large craniotomy

Reasons for TBI

The location of TASDH

Hematoma volume (ml)

Imaging characteristics of TASDH

Preoperative GCS

Cerebral herniation

Injury/surgery time interval (min)

Midline shift (mm)

Postoperative deficit

Operation time (min)

Infusions of urokinase

Total drainage time (d)

Hematoma evacuation rate (%)

Rebleeding

Intrcanial infection

GOS at 6 months after surgery

mRS at 6 months after surgery

1

71

F

aSAH, CHF, HT, DM

CHF, old age, pre-injury antiplatelet therapy,

Stumble

Right

81

Mixed high-low densities

4

+

60

10

Full recovery

13

1

85

5

0

2

83

M

CI, DM

CI, pre-injury antiplatelet therapy, old age

Stumble

Left

54

Mixed high-low densities

8

50

12

Full recovery

18

+

5

70

5

0

3

85

F

HT, DM, sICH

DM, medical expenses, old age

Stumble

Left

73

High densities

4

+

70

20

Partial recovery

19

+

2

74

5

1

4

87

M

CI, CHF

CI, CHF, old age, pre-injury antiplatelet therapy

Stumble

Left

67

High densities

12

30

15

Full recovery

16

+

4

81

5

0

5

72

M

CI, HT, CHF, DM

CI, CHF, DM, pre-injury antiplatelet therapy

Stumble

Right

53

Mixed high-low densities

10

60

18

Full recovery

14

2

87

5

0

6

89

M

HT, TBI, CHF

CHF, old age

Stumble

Left

62

High densities

9

90

12

Partial recovery

6

1

79

4

2

7

65

M

HT, CHF, DM

CHF, old age

Stumble

Left

78

Mixed high-low densities

13

120

15

Full recovery

15

1

90

5

0

  1. CI cerebral infarction, CHF congestive heart failure, DM diabetes mellitus, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, GOS Glasgow Outcome Scale, HT hypertension, TASDH traumatic acute subdural hematoma, TBI traumatic brain injury, aSAH aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage, sICH spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage