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. 2020 Mar 13;20:92. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01669-5

Table 2.

Univariate analysis of factors for recurrence of CSDH

Variables Recurrence No recurrence P Value
Patients 60(%) 388(%)
Gender 0.057
 Male 53 (88.3) 301 (77.6)
 Female 7 (11.7) 87 (22.4)
Age (years) 0.576
  < 70 30 (50) 209 (53.9)
  ≥ 70 30 (50) 179 (46.1)
Head trauma event 35 (58.3) 260 (67.0) 0.187
Medical history
 Hypertension 25 (41.7) 147 (37.9) 0.575
 Diabetes 10 (16.7) 49 (12.6) 0.389
 Heart disease 10 (16.7) 37 (9.5) 0.093
 Cerebral infarction 5 (8.3) 23 (5.9) 0.404
 Renal failure dialysis 1 (1.7) 2 (0.5) 0.351
Antiplatelet or anticoagulant drugs
 Antiplatelet drugs 6 (10.0) 26 (6.7) 0.415
 Anticoagulant drugs 5 (8.3) 10 (2.6) 0.038
The main symptoms
 Headache 26 (43.3) 176 (45.4) 0.769
 Dizziness 17 (28.3) 122 (31.4) 0.628
 Motor weakness 32 (53.3) 221 (57.0) 0.598
 Nausea/vomiting 2 (3.3) 29 (7.5) 0.408
 Speech impairment 3 (5.0) 14 (3.6) 0.486
 Unsteady gait 2 (3.3) 6 (1.5) 0.292
 Incontinence 1 (1.7) 10 (2.6) 1.000
 Memory decline 1 (1.7) 13 (3.4) 0.704
GCS at admission 0.566
 15 53 (88.3) 332 (85.6)
 3–14 7 (11.7) 56 (14.4)
Operation side P < 0.001
 Unilateral hematoma 26 (43.3) 270 (69.6)
 Bilateral hematoma 34 (56.7) 118 (30.4)
Radiological characteristics
 Midline shift 0.975
   < 10 mm 39 (65.0) 253 (65.2)
   ≥ 10 mm 21 (35.0) 135 (34.8)
Preoperative maximal thickness 0.154
   < 20 mm 9 (15.0) 90 (23.2)
   ≥ 20 mm 51 (85.0) 298 (76.8)
 Hematoma density 0.009
  Hyper-dense 29 (48.3) 104 (26.8)
  Hypo-dense 7 (11.7) 64 (16.5)
  Mixed density 21 (35.0) 189 (48.7)
  Iso-dense 3 (5.0) 31 (8.0)
Treatment
 Atorvastatin perioperatively 31 (51.7) 140 (36.1) 0.021
 Anesthesia 0.982
  Local 27 (45.0) 174 (44.8)
  General 33 (55.0) 214 (55.2)
  Intraoperative irrigation 49 (81.7) 327 (84.3) 0.608
  Injection urokinase after operation 3 (5.0) 9 (2.3) 0.208
 Duration of drainage, day 0.842
  1 9 (15.0) 54 (14.0)
  2 42 (70.0) 264 (68.0)
   ≥ 3 9 (15.0) 70 (18.0)
Complications
 Fever 5 (8.3) 64 (16.5) 0.103
 Irritability 4 (6.7) 15 (3.9) 0.303
 Poor wound healing 1 (1.7) 0
 Seizure 1 (1.7) 1 (0.26) 0.250
 Deep vein thrombosis 0 1 (0.26)
 AIH 0 23 (5.9)
Hospitalization time, mean ± SD, days 14.0 ± 6.4 14.0 ± 5.4 0.905

GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, AIH Acute intracranial hemorrhage