Introduction: Acute subdural hemorrhage (ASDH) from traumatic brain injury is a life-threatening situation, often requiring surgical intervention. This meta-analysis is done to update the literature regarding the choice of procedure for the treatment of ASDH.
Methods: PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane were searched from the year 2000 up to September 2023. Randomized controlled trials and observational studies were included. The odds ratio with 95% confidence interval (CI) mean difference and standardized mean difference were calculated for dichotomous and continuous outcomes, respectively.
Results: A total of 14 studies comprising 4686 patients were included in the analysis. Pooled Glasgow Outcome Scale/Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale scores were compared based on their means, with the craniotomy (CO) group having better mean scores than decompressive craniectomy (DC) (standardized mean difference -0.37, 95% CI -0.68 to -0.06, P = 0.02). The risk for poor outcomes was statistically greater in the DC group compared to the CO group (1.32, 95% CI 1.05-1.66, P value = 0.02). There were fewer residual subdural hematoma cases in the DC group as compared to CO (odds ratio 0.40, 95% CI 0.22-0.73, P value < 0.005).
Conclusions: Our meta-analysis showed that the ASDH patients had better functional outcomes when treated with CO as compared to DC. However, there were fewer odds of residual subdural hematoma with DC.
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