Management of intracranial subdural empyema (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9786208250782)

Introduction: Intracranial subdural empyema is a medical-surgical emergency that deserves to be better studied in order to propose standardized management. Methods: Our retrospective study included 53 cases hospitalized in the neurosurgery department of the Tunis Military Hospital over a period of 15 years, whose epidemioclinical, therapeutic and evolutionary data we collected and then analyzed.Results: The mean age of patients was 41.5 years. The majority of cases were treated medico-surgically (90.6%) with broad-spectrum antibiotics (100%), followed by trepanation (84.94%) or craniotomy (5.66%). Initial state of consciousness was identified as a statistically significant prognostic factor (p

Author: Ahmed Harbaoui
ISBN-10: 6208250781
ISBN-13: 9786208250782
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/30/2024
Pages: 68
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d