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. 2021 Dec 3;11(12):e050786. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050786

Table 3.

Potential risk factors for mortality or poor outcome following surgical evacuation of ASDH in patients aged 60 years and above

Author, Year Outcome Intervention Risk factors
Age Sex Base line GCS/pupils Imaging Mechanism of injury Other intracranial injuries Timing of surgery Craniotomy vs DC Antithrombotic agents
Wilberger et al, 199120 Mortality
GOS
Surgical X X N X N N N X N N
Cagetti et al, 199221 Mortality
GOS
Surgical X X X X N N X N N N
Jamjoom, 199222 GOS Surgical NS X N S NS NS NS NS N N
Kotwica and Jakubowski, 199223 GOS Surgical X X N X X N X N N N
Massaro et al, 199624 Mortality
GOS
DC X X N X X N X X N N
Koc et al, 199725 Mortality
GOS
Craniotomy X X N X X N N N N N
Hanif et al, 200927 Mortality
GOS
Craniotomy X X N X N X N N N N
Petridis et al, 200926 Mortality
GOS
Craniotomy, DC X X N S S NS NS N NS NS
Taussky et al, 201228 GOS Craniotomy, DC X X X X N NS N X X X
Hamed et al, 201640 GOS Craniotomy, DC X N N X X N N X X X
Merzo et al, 201629 Mortality
GOS
Craniotomy, DC X N X X N N N N X N
Raj et al, 201630 Mortality Craniotomy, DC NS NS NS S N NS N N N NS
Benedetto et al, 201731 GOS Craniotomy S X X S S N N N X NS
McGinity et al, 201732 GOS Craniotomy, DC NS N NS NS NS N N N NS NS
Won et al, 201733 Mortality
GOS
Craniotomy, DC X X X S X N N X N X
Monsivais et al, 201834 Mortality Craniotomy, DC S N NS S N NS N X S NS
Akbik et al, 201935 Mortality
GOS
Craniotomy, DC NS X N S S X NS N N NS
Bus et al, 201936 Mortality
GOS
Craniotomy, DC NS NS N S NS N N NS NS NS
Sufaro et al, 201937 Mortality mRS Craniotomy X X X X X N X N N X
Trevisi et al, 202038 GOS Craniotomy, DC NS NS NS S S N X S X S
Younsi et al, 202039 GOS Craniotomy, DC NS NS S S S N X NS N NS

ASDH, acute subdural haematoma; DC, decompressive craniectomy; GCS, Glasgow Coma Score; GOS, Glasgow Outcome Scale; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; N, not reported; NS, non-significant association on statistical analysis; S, significant association on statistical analysis; X, reported but not statistically analysed.