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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: World Neurosurg. 2021 Feb 25;149:140–147. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.02.079

Table 4.

Pooled rates of CSF leakage, post-operative infection, and post-operative neurological deficit after dural repairs

Repair technique CSF leakage, number (%) Post-operative infection, number (%) Post-operative neurological deficit, number (%)
Primary closure 18/102 (17.6) 2/102 (2.0) 5/ 89 (5.6)
Sealant 17/77 (22.1) 2/77 (2.6) 1/77 (1.3)
Primary closure + Sealant 18/131 (13.7) 0/108 (0.0) 6/131 (4.6)
Patch or graft 64/115 (55.7) 5/115 (4.3) 0/93 (0.0)
Primary closure + Patch or graft 7/128 (5.5) 0/128 (0.0) 0/94 (0.0)
Patch or graft + Sealant 15/47 (31.9) 3/47 (6.4) 1/47 (2.1)
Primary closure + Patch or graft + Sealant 24/176 (13.6) 3/176 (1.7) 4/176 (2.3)
Total 163/776 (21.0) 15/753 (2.0) 17/707 (2.4)