Drains versus no drains after burr-hole evacuation for the treatment of chronic subdural haematoma in adults

Burr‐Hole Craniostomy for Chronic Subdural Hematomas by General Surgeons in Rural Kenya

“…Operative management is with two burr‐holes on a given side with cSDH and irrigation with normal saline. To reduce postoperative recurrence, we also typically utilize postoperative drainage [10, 20, 21]. Data extracted from the individual case records and analyzed included the patient’s age, gender, comorbidities, presenting complaints, physical examination findings, investigation findings, operative procedure, operating surgeon and their details, complications, mortality, length of hospital stay, and clinical improvement at the time of follow‐up.…”