Outcome of Surgically Treated Acute Traumatic Epidural Hematomas Based on the Glasgow Coma Scale

The Prognostic Value of Admission Glasgow Coma Scale and AVPU in Acute Drug Poisoning Patients

Our Experience with Surgically Treated Epidural Hematomas in Children

OBJECTIVE Traumatic epidural hematomas (EDHs) in children are a relatively unusual occurrence. The cause and outcome vary depending on period and region of study. The aims of this analysis were to review the cause and outcome of pediatric EDHs nowadays and to discuss outcome-related variables in a large consecutive series of surgically treated EDH in children. METHODS This is a retrospective ...

Surgical treatment of acute subdural hematomas in patients with low Glasgow Coma Scale scores.

Difficulties in treating subjects with acute subdural hematomas and low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores (5 or less) were studied in 30 patients using two different surgical treatments. The outcomes in these patients were good for 13% poor for 23% and fatal for 63%. The ICP was well controlled in 2 patients (12%) in the DH (decompressive hemicraniectomy) group. No patient was well controlled in ...

The epidemiology of surgically treated acute subdural and epidural hematomas in patients with head injuries: a population-based study.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this paper is to review the population-based epidemiology of surgically treated post-traumatic epidural hematomas (EDHs) and/or subdural hematomas (SDHs) among patients who presented to the single neurosurgical centre in Nova Scotia. METHODS We included all patients aged 16 years or older who presented to the tertiary care hospital with acute post-traumatic EDHs and/...

Association of Outcome of Traumatic Extradural Hematoma with Glasgow Coma Scale and hematoma size

Objective: To find out the correlation between size of traumatic extradural hematoma (EDH), Glasgow coma scale (GCS) and outcome of the patients. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in the department of Neurosurgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, from January 2004 to January 2005. Materials and Methods: Total patient...