Reduced temporal muscle thickness predicts shorter survival in patients undergoing chronic subdural haematoma drainage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) drainage is a common neurosurgical procedure. CSDHs cause excess mortality, which is exacerbated by frailty. Sarcopenia contributes to frailty - its key component, low muscle mass, can be assessed using cross-sectional imaging. We aimed to examine the prognostic role of temporal muscle thickness (TMT) measured from preoperative computed tomography head scans among patients undergoing surgical CSDH drainage.

Methods

We retrospectively identified all patients who underwent CSDH drainage within 1 year of February 2019. We measured their mean TMT from preoperative computed tomography scans, tested the reliability of these measurements, and evaluated their prognostic value for postoperative survival.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Korhonen TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11294050 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature