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Table 3 Postoperative results of 778 patients with CSDH

From: Epidemiological characteristics of 778 patients who underwent surgical drainage of chronic subdural hematomas in Brasília, Brazil

Surgical procedures

 

   Burr holes with drain

751 (96.5%)

   Craniotomy

27 (3.5%)

Recurrence

42 (5.4%)

   Within 3 months

30 (71.4%)

GOS, median (IQR) on admission*

5 (5–5)

   5

687 (88.3%)

   4

56 (7.2%)

   3

35 (4.5%)

Days hospitalized (mean ± SD)

6.53 ± 7.7

  1. Values shown are mean ± standard deviations (SD), unless otherwise specified, and percentages, where indicated. GOS = Glasgow outcome scale (5 = Good recovery; 4 = Moderate disability with the ability to live independently; 3 = Severe disability, unable to live independently; 2 = Vegetative state; 1 = Dead); IQR = Interquartile range. *There were no patients with 1 or 2 GOS scores.
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