Table 1.
Literature series of conservative management of intracranial epidural hematoma.
| Authors | Year | No. of patients | Outcome in conservative management | No. of surgical treatment | Time to resorption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xuxiang | 1981 | 9 | Favorable | 0 | Unknown |
| Weaver | 1981 | 2 | Favorable | 0 | 30–49 days |
| Pang | 1983 | 11 | 9 cases favorable (1 case of transitory vi nerve paresis) | 2 | 4–7 weeks |
| Tochio | 1984 | 3 | Favorable | 0 | Unknown |
| Bullock | 1985 | 123 | 111 cases favorable | 12 | 3–15 weeks |
| Pozzati | 1986 | 22 | Favorable | 0 | 30 days |
| Aoki | 1988 | 2 | Favorable | 0 | 9 hours–13 days |
| Sakai | 1988 | 37 | Unknown | 0 | Unknown |
| Servadei | 1989 | 42 | 38 favorable, 3 with minor sequelae,1 death | 0 | Unknown |
| Negishi | 1989 | 4 | 3 cases favorable, 1 case mild motor deficit (other intracranial hemorrhages) | 0 | Unknown |
| Knuckey | 1989 | 22 | 15 cases favorable | 7 | Unknown |
| Hamilton | 1992 | 18 | Favorable | 1 | Unknown |
| Cucciniello | 1993 | 57 | Favorable | 0 | 1–3 months |
| ChenTzu-Yung | 1993 | 111 | Favorable | 14 | Unknown |
| Tuncer | 1993 | 15 | Favorable | 0 | 4 weeks |
| Kuroiwa | 1993 | 1 | Favorable | 0 | 12 hours |
| Lahat | 1994 | 14 | 8 favorable | 6 | Unknown |
| Malek | 1997 | 1 | Favorable | 0 | 18 hours |
| Sullivan | 1999 | 160 | Favorable | 0 | Unknown |
| Miller | 1999 | 2 | Favorable | 1 | 6 weeks |
| Kang | 2005 | 1 | Dead for cerebral edema | 0 | 21 hours |
| Offner | 2006 | 54 | 47 Cases favorable | 7 | Unknown |
| Balmer | 2006 | 13 | 12 Cases favorable | 1 | 2–3 months |
| Eom | 2009 | 1 | Favorable | 0 | 16 hours |
| Jamous | 2009 | 6 | Favorable | 0 | 2–3 months |
| Dolgun | 2011 | 1 | Dead for thoracic trauma | 0 | 3 hours |
| Gülşen | 2013 | 1 | Favorable | 0 | 12 hours |
| Chauvet | 2013 | 1 | Favorable | 0 | Unknown |
| Khan | 2014 | 17 | 15 Cases favorable | 2 | Unknown |