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Table 1 Summary of baseline characteristics in no recurrence group and recurrence group in 143 patients with CSDH

From: Hematoma cavity separation and neomembrane thickness are potential triggers of recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma

Factor

No recurrence (%)

Recurrence (%)

p value

Total

136 (95.1%)

7 (4.9%)

 

Sex

  

0.231

 Female

34 (23.8%)

0 (0.0%)

 

 Male

102 (71.2%)

7 (4.9%)

 

Age (years)

70.75 ± 8.91

64.14 ± 15.52

0.418

Diabetes

22 (15.4%)

2 (1.4%)

0.736

Hypertension

60 (41.9%)

1 (0.7%)

0.244

Antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant use

16 (11.2%)

1 (0.7%)

0.436

Bilateral hematoma

16 (11.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1.000

History of trauma

73 (51.0%)

3 (2.1%)

0.949

Brain atrophy

  

0.758

 Mild

102 (71.3%)

5 (3.5%)

 

 Moderate

26 (18.2%)

2 (1.4%)

 

 Severe

8 (5.6%)

0 (0%)

 

Hematoma thickness (cm)

1.97 ± 0.56

2.13 ± 0.52

0.482

Midline shift (cm)

0.86 ± 0.55

0.69 ± 0.51

0.426

Density of hematoma on CT

  

≺ 0.001

 Isodensity hematoma

64 (44.8%)

0 (0%)

 

 Low-density hematoma

26 (18.2%)

0 (0%)

 

 High-density hematoma

23 (16.1%)

1 (0.7%)

 

 Mixed density hematoma

23 (16.1%)

6 (4.2%)

 

Neomembrane in CT

13 (9.1%)

4 (2.8%)

0.003

Hematoma cavity separation in CT

11 (7.7%)

4 (2.8%)

0.002

Hematoma cavity separation or

Neomembrane in endoscopy

34 (23.8%)

6 (4.2%)

0.001

  1. CSDH chronic subdural hematoma, CT computed tomography, % percentage, CM centimeter