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CLINICAL ARTICLE
Korean J Neurotrauma 2012;8:122-127
ISSN 2234-8999
Introduction
Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a relatively com-
mon disease, especially in the geriatric population, frequent-
ly encountered in neurosurgical practice.
4,7)
Formation of the
outer membrane with an interior containing hyperosmolar
blood collection causes development of CSDH, and the out-
er membrane has abnormally permeable microcapillaries
leading to accumulation of exudation from the macrocap-
illaries in the outer membrane, therefore enlarging the area
of the subdural hematoma.
6,18,24,28,29)
CSDHs have been re-
ported to show good postoperative prognosis with relatively
simple method of surgical treatment including burr hole tre-
phination.
1,2,5,16)
Traditionally, burr hole trephination and eva-
cuation of hematoma with closed drainage system has been
widely accepted as the optimal treatment for CSDH.
15,19,21,23)
It is agreeable that surgical decompression offers a dramat-
ic improvement of symptoms, and the procedure is relative-
ly noninvasive and safe with satisfactory postoperative out-
come in the majority of patients with CSDH. However, con-
siderable recurrence rates have been reported ranging from
3 to 20% following surgical management.
9,11,17,27,30)
This
clinical analysis evaluated the postoperative course of
CSDH and the factors correlated with recurrence.
Materials and Methods
Retrospective analysis of 157 consecutive patients diag-
nosed with CSDH who were surgically treated from Sep-
tember 2005 to December 2011 was performed. 20 patients
who were inadequately followed up and 1 patient in whom
Factors Affecting Postoperative Recurrence
of Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Woo-Keun Kong, MD, Byong-Chul Kim, MD, Keun-Tae Cho, MD, PhD and Seung-Koan Hong, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery, Collge of Medicine, Dongguk University, Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
Objective: Considerable recurrence rates have been reported for chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) following surgical
evacuation. The aim of this study was to determine the independent factors and features of CSDH that are associated with
postoperative recurrence.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of 136 consecutive patients diagnosed with CSDH who were surgically treated from Sep-
tember 2005 to December 2011 was performed. The demographic data, clinical characteristics, radiologic features were
analyzed to clarify the correlation between independent variables and postoperative recurrence of CSDH.
Results: CSDH was resolved within 1 month following surgery in 51 patients (37.5%), between 1 to 3 months in 59 patients
(43.4%), and past 3 months in 14 patients (10.3%). A total of 12 patients (8.8%) experienced recurrence of CSDH, and re-
operation was performed in all recurred cases. The average duration between initial surgery and reoperation was 20.1 days.
Delayed resolution and recurrence were more commonly presented in bilateral CSDH, but this data was not statistically sig-
nificant. Large hematomas with maximum thickness over 20 mm were significantly correlated with higher recurrence rates
of CSDH (p=0.032). In addition, the incidence of recurrence was significantly higher in the cases with high-density and mixed-
density hematomas according to brain computed tomography (CT) findings (p=0.0026).
Conclusion: The thickness and density of the hematoma is significantly correlated with higher recurrence rates of CSDH.
Discerning these risk factors could be beneficial in predicting the postoperative recurrence of CSDH.
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KEY WORDS: Chronic subdural hematoma
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Recurrence
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Risk factors
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Reoperation.
Received: July 25, 2012 / Revised: September 10, 2012
Accepted: September 12, 2012
Address for correspondence: Keun-Tae Cho, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery, Collge of Medicine, Dongguk Uni-
versity, Ilsan Hospital, 814 Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang 410-
773, Korea
Tel: +82-31-961-7322, Fax: +82-31-961-7327
E-mail: duihns@gmail.com
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organization of CSDH was accompanied by brain tumor
were excluded from the study. Consequently, total of 136 pa-
tients were included in the analysis. Diagnosis of CSDH was
confirmed by brain computed tomography (CT) in all cas-
es. The clinical features, brain CT findings, surgical results,
and postoperative status of the patients were serially ana-
lyzed. Initial neurological examination on admission was
performed with the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, and
thorough verification of clinical information of all patients
was conducted.
Single or two burr holes were trephined at the region of
maximal hematoma thickness under general anesthesia.
Subdural hematoma was evacuated and washed out by irri-
gation with warm physiological saline solution. Closed-
system drainage of the subdural hematoma cavity using
soft silicon drain was performed in all cases for 1 to 5 days.
Postoperative brain CT scans were obtained within 3 days
following surgery. Subdural drainage catheter was removed
following confirmation of near total removal of hematoma
on postoperative brain CT findings and definite improve-
ment of symptoms. Following surgery, all patients received
adequate intravenous volume supplementation, and were
educated to be cautious of head trauma and aggressive phys-
ical activities. All patients included in this study were
followed-up for more than 3 months postoperatively.
Periodic brain CT scans were performed on 1 week basis
until regression of subdural hematoma and recovery of pa-
tients to premorbid functional status were presented. The re-
currence of CSDH was defined as re-accumulation of the
hematoma located within the operated hematoma cavity
with effacement of the sulci markings on brain CT scans
obtained within 3 months postoperatively along with the re-
appearance of neurological symptoms including cognitive
dysfunction, motor weakness, or dysphasia.
8,9,20)
Recurred
CSDHs were surgically managed by drainage of hematoma
using previously trephined burr hole. Patients who present-
ed no remarkable neurological deficits or small amount of
residual hematoma were observed and closely followed-up.
Preoperative brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
was evaluated in 8 patients. Although the number of patients
who underwent brain MRI study preoperatively was rela-
tively small, characteristic findings were compared between
patients without postoperative recurrence and patients who
showed recurrence of CSDH.
Independent variables evaluated in the analysis of factors
associated with recurrence of CSDH included the following
parameters: age and sex; history of seizure, head trauma;
underlying diseases; associated cerebrovascular disease; car-
diovascular disease; chronic alcohol intake; smoking histo-
ry; laboratory findings (coagulopathy and liver function ab-
normality); medication of antiplatelet or anticoagulant agents;
initial and postoperative brain CT findings (hematoma thick-
ness, density, laterality regarding ipsilateral or bilateral, de-
gree of midline shift, cerebral atrophy, location of drainage
catheter tip, and amount of postoperative pneumocephalus).
Statistical analysis was conducted through Pearson’s chi-
square test and the Student t-test with SPSS software (ver-
sion 14.0; SPSS Institute, Inc., Chicago, IL). In all analyses,
a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered as statistically
significant.
Results
The demographic data and clinical characteristics of 136
consecutive patients are summarized in Table 1. There were
98 male (72.1%) and 38 female (27.9%) patients with male
to female ratio of 2.6 : 1. The range of age was from 43 to
97 years with an average of 64.3 years. The initial neuro-
logical status of patients presented by GCS score on admis-
sion showed mean value of 12.4. Arterial hypertension was
the most common underlying disease presented in 41 pa-
tients (30.1%). Five patients (3.7%) had history of seizure,
among them 1 patient presented recurrence of CSDH. How-
ever, these clinical findings were not significantly correlat-
ed with the postoperative recurrence of CSDH (p>0.05).
The risk factors with comparison between recurred CSDH
and patients without recurrence are summarized in Table 2.
Resolution of CSDH was achieved within 1 month fol-
TABLE 1. Demographic characteristics and clinical findings of the
patients in the recurred group and the group with no recurrence
Variables
Number of patients (%)
p value
RG
NRG
Total
Gender
Male
Female
0
7 (58.3)
0
5 (41.7)
0
91 (73.4)
0
33 (26.6)
0
98 (72.1)
0
38 (27.9)
0.794
Mean age (years)
62.3
67.1
64.3
0.912
Mental status
Alert
Confused
Drowsy
Stuporous
Comatose
0
7 (58.3)
0
2 (16.7)
0
2 (16.7)
0
1 (8.3)
0
0 (0.0)
0
85 (68.6)
0
20 (16.2)
0
14 (11.6)
00
4 (3.4)
00
1 (0.2)
0
92 (67.6)
0
22 (16.2)
0
16 (11.8)
00
5 (3.7)
00
1 (0.7)
0.371
History of head
trauma
0.469
Present
Absent
10 (83.3)
0
2 (16.7)
0
95 (76.6)
0
29 (23.4)
105 (77.2)
0
31 (22.8)
History of seizure
Present
Absent
0
1 (8.3)
11 (91.7)
00
4 (3.2)
120 (96.8)
00
5 (3.7)
131 (96.3)
0.702
RG: recurrence group, NRG: nonrecurrence group
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lowing surgery in 51 patients (37.5%), between 1 to 3 months
in 59 patients (43.4%), and past 3 months postoperatively in
14 patients (10.3%). The recurrence of CSDH occurred in
12 patients (8.8%). There were 7 male (58.3%) and 5 female
(41.7%) patients with recurrence of CSDH ranging in age
from 62 to 85 years. Reoperation of recurred CSDH was per-
formed in all 12 patients. The average interval between ini-
tial surgery and reoperation was 20.1 days. Following initial
surgery, the recurrence of CSDH occurred within 1 week in
1 patient (8.3%), between 1 to 2 weeks in 5 patients (41.7%),
between 2 to 3 weeks in 2 patients (16.7%), between 3 to 4
weeks in 1 patient (8.3%), and over 4 weeks in 2 patients
(16.7%).
The recurrence of CSDH occurred on right cerebral con-
vexity in 3 patients (25.0%), left in 7 patients (58.3%), and
bilateral in 2 patients (16.7%). In regard with the laterality
of hematoma, delayed resolution and recurrence were more
commonly presented in bilateral CSDH. However, this data
of difference was not statistically significant (p=0.453). Re-
currence of CSDH was significantly more common in pa-
tients with hematomas with maximum thickness over 20 mm
(p=0.032). The density of the hematomas according to brain
CT findings were classified into high-density, mixed-
density, iso-density, and low-density. The incidence of re-
currence was significantly higher in the cases with high-
density and mixed-density hematomas (p=0.0026) (Table
3). The recurrence of CSDH was relatively higher in the
cases with midline shift over 10 mm. However, this differ-
ence was not statistically significant (p=0.765). There was
no significant correlation between the recurrence of CSDH
and the severity of cerebral atrophy (p=0.960).
Among the 8 patients evaluated preoperatively with brain
MRI, 3 patients presented recurrence of CSDH. Signal in-
tensity of CSDH on preoperative T1-weighted MRI was
analyzed. 3 patients (37.5%) showed high signal intensity,
and 5 patients (62.5%) revealed iso-signal intensity or low
signal intensity on brain MRI. From the 3 patients with high
signal intensity, 1 patient (33.3%) presented recurrence of
CSDH, and out of the 5 patients who revealed iso-signal in-
tensity or low signal intensity, 2 patients (40.0%) showed re-
currence. Although this data was not statistically significant
(p=0.492), the recurrence rate of CSDHs that exhibited iso-
signal or low signal intensity on T1-weighted MRI was high-
er than in patients who showed homogenous high signal in-
tensity on T1-weighted MRI.
Out of 136 patients, 32 patients (23.5%) underwent surgery
with single burr hole trephination, and 104 patients (76.5%)
with two burr hole trephination. The recurrence rates of
CSDH in patients operated by single burr hole trephina-
tion and two burr hole trephination were 3.1% (n=1) and
10.6% (n=11), respectively presenting higher incidence of
recurrence in surgeries with two burr hole trephination.
However, this difference was not statistically significant
(p=0.175) (Table 4). The mean duration of indwelling state
of subdural drainage catheter was 4.8 days in patients with
TABLE 2. The risk factors in 136 patients with chronic subdural
hematoma
Risk factor
Number of patients (%)
p value
RG
NRG
Total
Chronic alcoholism
Present
Absent
0
7 (58.3)
0
5 (41.7)
0
46 (37.1)
0
78 (62.9)
0
53 (38.9)
0
83 (61.1)
0.274
Smoking
Present
Absent
0
3 (25.0)
0
9 (75.0)
0
41 (33.1)
0
83 (66.9)
0
44 (32.4)
0
92 (67.6)
0.713
Hypertension
Present
Absent
0
4 (33.3)
0
8 (66.7)
0
43 (34.7)
0
81 (65.3)
0
47 (34.6)
0
89 (65.4)
0.625
Cardiovascular
disease
0.742
Present
Absent
0
2 (16.7)
10 (83.3)
0
15 (12.1)
109 (87.9)
0
17 (12.5)
119 (87.5)
Cerebrovascular
disease
0.216
Present
Absent
0
3 (25.0)
0
9 (75.0)
0
23 (18.5)
101 (81.5)
0
26 (19.1)
110 (80.9)
Prolongation of
PT INR or aPTT
0.721
Present
Absent
0
2 (16.7)
10 (83.3)
0
16 (12.9)
108 (87.1)
0
18 (13.2)
118 (86.8)
Antiplatelet or
anticoagulant
0.758
On medication
Not on
medication
1 (8.3)
11 (91.7)
0
14 (11.3)
110 (88.7)
0
15 (11.0)
121 (89.0)
RG: recurrence group, NRG: nonrecurrence group
TABLE 3. Preoperative radiologic features of chronic subdural
hematoma on brain computed tomography
Radiologic
features
Number of patients (%)
p value
RG
NRG
Total
Laterality
Right
Left
Bilateral
3 (25.0)
7 (58.3)
2 (16.7)
37 (29.8)
68 (54.8)
19 (15.4)
40 (29.4)
75 (55.1)
21 (15.4)
0.453
0
Thickness
<
20 mm
≥
20 mm
4 (33.3)
8 (66.7)
76 (61.3)
48 (38.7)
80 (58.8)
56 (41.2)
0.032
0
Density
High
Mixed
Iso
Low
4 (33.3)
5 (41.7)
2 (16.7)
1 (8.3)
0
11 (8.9)
0
24 (19.4)
61 (19.2)
28 (22.5)
15 (11.0)
29 (21.3)
63 (46.3)
29 (21.3)
0.0026
RG: recurrence group, NRG: nonrecurrence group
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no recurrence, and 5.3 days in cases of recurred CSDH.
There was no statistically significant correlation between
the duration of subdural drainage catheter indwelling state
and recurrence of CSDH (p=0.356).
Discussion
CSDH generally develops in geriatric patients usually ca-
used by relatively mild head trauma.
8)
Diverse methods of
managements including conservative and surgical treatment
through burr hole trephination and conduction of closed
drainage system have been performed. In general, majority
of previously reported literatures support surgical treatment
of CSDH, proposing that burr hole trephination is a rela-
tively simple and safe technique with reliable morbidity of
0 to 9%.
3,5,12,20)
Postoperative recurrence of CSDH is not rare. Previous
studies reported recurrence rates ranging from 9.2 to 26.5%,
and in this study, recurrence rate was 8.8%.
1,9,16)
Various risk
factors for recurrence of CSDH have been reported in pre-
vious studies, including advanced age, cerebral atrophy, bleed-
ing tendency, chronic alcohol intake, bilateral location of he-
matoma, and postoperative pneumocephalus.
2,13,14)
However,
these previously reported results have occasionally presented
inconsistency. In this study, although older patients present-
ed a higher tendency of recurrence, advanced age was not sig-
nificantly correlated with the recurrence of CSDH.
Atrophy of cerebral parenchyma is a sequel of cerebro-
vascular accidents. Relatively small volume of cerebral pa-
renchyma leads to enlargement of subarachnoid space, and
thus, causing injuries induced by stretching of the bridging
veins. This condition impedes postoperative brain expan-
sion, and sustained rebleeding into the subdural hematoma
cavity could act as a factor for recurrence of CSDH.
27,28,30)
In conclusion, hematomas with greater thickness may pres-
ent higher rates of recurrence since postoperative subdural
space is larger than in smaller hematomas.
2,10,17)
Yamamoto
et al.
30)
proposed that larger hematomas present greater ten-
dency of recurrence since subdural space following surgical
evacuation is larger than in smaller hematomas. In this study,
although cerebral atrophy did not present statistically sig-
nificant correlation with recurrence, large hematomas were
significantly correlated with higher recurrence rates.
Previous studies propose higher recurrence rates in bilat-
eral CSDH.
1,9,27,30)
However, this correlation was not statis-
tically significant in our study. Even with statistical insignif-
icance, bilateral CSDH could present rapid and progressive
aggravation with increased intracranial pressure, and thus,
surgical treatment should be considered earlier if indicat-
ed.
13,14)
Although the statistical significance was not evident, pa-
tients operated with two burr holes showed relatively high-
er recurrence rates than those with one burr hole. Accord-
ing to results reported by previous studies, saline irrigation
via two burr holes, which is generally considered more ef-
ficient in evacuating hematoma, may lead to accumulation
of larger amount of postoperative subdural air, and act as a
factor for recurrence of CSDH.
2,19,26)
The density of subdural hematoma on brain CT scans
was classified into 4 categories as high-density, mixed-
density, iso-density, and low-density. In this study, signifi-
cant correlation was evident between high and mixed den-
sity and the recurrence of CSDH. The density of hematoma
on CT scan represents the proportion of fresh blood clots
in hematoma cavity. Greater proportion of these fresh blood
clots signifies active growth of vessels into the hematoma
membrane and rebleeding into the hematoma cavity.
10,17,22)
According to previous study by Nomura et al.,
18)
CSDH was
classified into five categories in regard with brain CT find-
ings as low-density, isodense, high-density, mixed-density,
and layered types. They reported that the high-density and
isodense types presented similarity in rebleeding present-
ing higher recurrence rates than the low-density types.
The signal intensity of subdural hematoma on brain MRI
revealed characteristic finding suggesting that the recur-
rence of CSDH presented higher tendency in patients with
iso-signal to low signal intensity on T1-weighted MRI.
However, this data was not statistically significant.
Tsutsumi et al.
28)
reported that the principal cause of recur-
rence of CSDH is likely to be the repetitive microhemor-
rhages from microvessels of the hematoma membrane. In
cases of rebleeding, the fresh component of subdural he-
matoma is demonstrated as iso or low signal intensity on
T1-weighted MRI. In this stage, microvessels of the hema-
toma membrane tends to easily rebleed, and be more vul-
nerable to recurrence of CSDH. Although our data was not
statistically significant, CSDH presenting iso or low signal
intensity on T1-weighted MRI may be more prone to re-
currence.
From the 12 cases of re-operation due to recurrence of
CSDH, 4 patients (33.3%) presented multilayered hemato-
ma. There was a limitation regarding the fact that since brain
TABLE 4. Comparison of recurrence rates in patients treated with
one burr hole vs. two burr holes
Factors
OBH
TBH
p value
No. of patients
32 (23.5%)
104 (76.5%)
Recurrence
0
1 (3.1%)
0
0
11 (10.6%)
0.175
OBH: one burr hole, TBH: two burr holes
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MRI scans were not perfor-med in all patients, clear distinc-
tion between monolayered and multilayered hematoma
was difficult to conclude. Previous studies reported that
multilayered structure of CSDH is significantly correlated
with higher recurrence rates, and certain articles supported
conduction of craniotomy and complete removal of CSDH
including hematoma membranes.
15,16,28)
Tanikawa et al.
25)
re-
ported that CSDH with large amount of intrahematomal mem-
branes presents higher recurrence rates, and that resection of
the multilayered membranes, formation of a connection with
all other compartments of CSDH, and evacuation of the he-
matoma could promote resorption of subdural fluid, lead-
ing to prevention of rebleeding. However, this proposal re-
mains controversial.
This study was a retrospective and non-randomized study,
and imposes certain limitations. Therefore, it is potentially
subject to diverse biases and variations. Further analyses
with larger size of samples would be necessary to clarify the
definite risk factors for recurrence of CSDH.
Conclusion
Considerable proportion of patients treated surgically
for CSDH presented postoperative recurrence. Certain risk
factors influencing postoperative recurrence of CSDH were
articulated in the present study. Large amount of hemato-
ma evaluated by maximum thickness, and higher density on
CT scans were significantly correlated with higher recur-
rence rates of CSDH. Discerning these risk factors could be
beneficial in predicting the recurrence of CSDH following
surgical treatment.
■ The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.
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