Neurosurgical Treatment of Patients with Posterior Fossa Acute Subdural Hematoma Right after Cardiac Surgery.

ABSTRACT: As posterior fossa acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) right after cardiac surgery is extremely rare, the clinical course and optimal treatment strategy remain undetermined. We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with posterior fossa ASDH right after cardiac surgery requiring neurosurgical treatment at our institution over a 7-year period and, in this study, discussed the neurosurgical strategy and clinical course. Collected data included clinical history, laboratory results, time course, symptoms, neurosurgical treatment, outcome at discharge, and imaging studies. All six patients were women who had no history of head trauma and had received antithrombotic therapy during the perioperative period of cardiac surgery. All patients showed lower platelets count and were diagnosed with AS

SUBMITTER: Kikuchi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9178110 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature