Closed-Suction Drainage and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage Following Microvascular Decompression : A Retrospective Comparison Study
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 112-117, 2013.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-85120
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We performed this study to investigate whether the use of closed-suction drainage following microvascular decompression (MVD) causes cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage.METHODS:
Between 2004 and 2011, a total of 157 patients with neurovascular compression were treated with MVD. MVD was performed for hemifacial spasm in 150 (95.5%) cases and for trigeminal neuralgia in 7 (4.5%) cases. The mean age of the patients was 49.8+/-9.6 years (range, 20-69). Dural substitutes were used in 44 (28.0%) patients. Ninety-two patients (58.6%) were underwent a 4-5 cm craniotomy using drainage (drainage group), and 65 (41.4%) did a small 2-2.5 cm retromastoid craniectomy without closed-suction drainage (no-drainage group).RESULTS:
Eleven (7.0%) patients experienced CSF leakage following MVD based on the criteria of this study; all of these patients were in the drainage group. In the unadjusted analyses, the incidence of CSF leakage was significantly related with the use of closed-suction drainage following MVD (12.0% in the drainage group vs. 0% in the no-drainage group, respectively; p=0.003; Fisher's exact test). Those who received dural substitutes and the elderly (cut-off value=60 years) exhibited a tendency to develop CSF leakage (p=0.075 and p=0.090, respectively; Fisher's exact test). In the multivariate analysis, only the use of closed-suction drainage was significantly and independently associated with the development of CSF leakage following MVD (odds ratio=9.900; 95% confidence interval, 1.418 to infinity; p=0.017).CONCLUSION:
The use of closed-suction drainage following MVD appears to be related to the development of CSF leakage.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Trigeminal Neuralgia
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Drainage
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Incidence
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Multivariate Analysis
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Retrospective Studies
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Hemifacial Spasm
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Craniotomy
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Microvascular Decompression Surgery
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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