Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8684837 | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Elderly patients with aSDH requiring surgery have a high likelihood of mortality. 24% of surgical patients were functional enough to go home or to a rehabilitation facility from the hospital. Age over 80â¯years old, GCS <9, or cerebral edema significant enough to warrant decompressive craniectomy were associated with an increased risk of death.
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Daniel MD, Huimahn A. MD, Ryan MD, Melissa BS, Chunyan PhD,