Incidence and Mortality of Chronic Subdural Hematomas: A Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite a rising public health burden, there have been few population-based studies of chronic subdural hematomas (cSDH) in the United States. We provide the first estimates of cSDH incidence and mortality in a large, representative U.S. population.

Methods

In a representative 5-county region of Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky, all adults with cSDH in 2019 and 2020 were identified and adjudicated by study physicians. Incidence rates were estimated and standardized to the US population based on age, sex, and race; 30-day and 1-year mortality rates were also estimated. The cause of death was determined using the National Death Index.

Results

A total of 353 patients with cSDH were identified. The median age was 76 (IQR, 65-85), 231 were men (65.4%), and 78

SUBMITTER: Robinson D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12820939 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature