Publication

Incidence, therapy, and outcome in the management of chronic subdural hematoma in Switzerland: a population-based multicenter cohort study.

Journal Paper/Review - Sep 14, 2023

Units
PubMed
Doi
Contact

Citation
El Rahal A, Beck J, Ahlborn P, Bernasconi C, Marbacher S, Wanderer S, Burkhardt J, Daniel R, Ferrari A, Hausmann O, Kamenova M, Kothbauer K, Lutz K, Mariani L, Alfieri A, Schöni D, Schucht P, Raabe A, Regli L, Kuhlen D, Seule M, Soleman J, Starnoni D, Zaldivar J, Zweifel C, Schaller K, Fung C. Incidence, therapy, and outcome in the management of chronic subdural hematoma in Switzerland: a population-based multicenter cohort study. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1206996.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Front Neurol 2023; 14
Publication Date
Sep 14, 2023
Issn Print
1664-2295
Pages
1206996
Brief description/objective

Chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) is a disease affecting mainly elderly individuals. The reported incidence ranges from 2.0/100,000 to 58 per 100,000 person-years when only considering patients who are over 70 years old, with an overall incidence of 8.2-14.0 per 100,000 persons. Due to an estimated doubling of the population above 65 years old between 2000 and 2030, cSDH will become an even more significant concern. To gain an overview of cSDH hospital admission rates, treatment, and outcome, we performed this multicenter national cohort study of patients requiring surgical treatment of cSDH.