Effect of nonoperative treatment on the outcome of patients with posttraumatic hydrocephalus / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
;
(6): 7-11, 2002.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-334114
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the outcome of non-operative treatment with the outcome of surgical intraventricular drainage for patients with posttraumatic hydrocephalus including complications, mortality and favorable outcome.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-nine patients were assigned to a nonoperative treatment group and 38 patents to a surgical intraventricular drainage group. Each patient's outcome was evaluated 3 years after treatment by using Glasgow Outcome Scale.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the nonoperative treatment group the rate of favor able outcome (good recovery or mild disability) was 89.74% (35 of 39 patients) and the mortality was 2.56% (1 of 39 patients). In the surgical intraventricular drainage group the rate of favorable outcome was 71.05% (27 of 38 patients) and the mortality was 13.16% (5 of 38 patients; P<0.05). Mortality was not significantly different between the two groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Nonoperative treatment may be better than surgical intraventricular drainage for patients with posttraumatic hydrocephalus.</p>
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Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Brain Injuries
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Chi-Square Distribution
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Mortality
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Treatment Outcome
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Hydrocephalus
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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