Table 1.
General Population Characteristics.
| Population Characteristics | Total Study Population (N = 150) |
|---|---|
| Age in years | 28.58 ± 16.55 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 25 (16.7%) |
| Male | 125 (83.3%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Alcoholism | 78 (52%) |
| Smoking | 62 (41.3%) |
| Drug addiction | 31 (20.6%) |
| Obesity | 25 (16.6%) |
| Diabetes mellitus type 2 | 17 (11.3%) |
| Arterial hypertension | 20 (13.3%) |
| Others | 16 (10.6%) |
| Surgery characteristics | |
| Presurgical CSF fistula | 21 (14%) |
| Post-surgical CSF fistula | 6 (4%) |
| Type of intervention | |
| Conservative treatment | 45 (30%) |
| Bilateral frontal craniotomy | 52 (34.7%) |
| Unilateral frontal craniotomy | 17 (11.3%) |
| Squirlectomy and osteosynthesis | 33 (22%) |
| Material used | |
| Pericranium | 48 (30.9%) |
| Gelfoam | 32 (20.6%) |
| Bone wax | 32 (20.6%) |
| Muscle | 29 (18.7%) |
| Surgicel | 12 (7.7%) |
| Fascia | 1 (.6%) |
| Fat | 1 (.6%) |
| Glasgow at admission a | 14 (12–15) |
| Glasgow at discharge a | 15 (14–15) |
| Waiting days for surgery a | 1 (0–2) |
| Surgery waiting time (hours) a | 8 (4–17) |
| Operative bleeding (cc) a | 390 (155–600) |
| Duration of surgery (min) a | 240 (151.5–300) |
| Type of surgical wound performed | |
| Souter | 51 (48.6%) |
| Trauma flap | 15 (14%) |
| Bicoronal | 14 (13.3%) |
| Through original traumatic injury | 7 (6.6%) |
| Wound reopening | 6 (5.3%) |
| Italic S-shaped wound | 5 (4.6%) |
| Hemisauter | 5 (4.6%) |
| Horseshoe wound | 2 (2%) |
| Prophylactic antibiotics | |
| Amoxicillin | 80 (53.3%) |
| Cephalothin | 60 (40%) |
| Ceftriaxone | 41 (27.3%) |
| Clindamycin | 21 (14%) |
| Vancomycin | 1 (.6%) |
| Prophylactic antimycotic | |
| Metronidazole | 1 (.6%) |
| Complications | |
| Neuroinfection | 7 (4.6%) |
| Local wound infection | 5 (3.3%) |
| Soft tissue infection | 2 (1.3%) |
| Onset of infection after admission (days) a | 2.5 (2–3.75) |
| Fever after admission | 18 (12%) |
| Cisternostomy | 12 (8%) |
| Death | 15 (10%) |
| Days of hospital stay a | 9 (6–13.25) |
| Outpatient follow-up | 119 (79.3%) |
Note.
aRepresents the use of the median and interquartile index to represent the data.