Mariam Ahmed Abdelhady, Ahmed Aljabali, Mohammad Al-Jafari, Ibrahim Serag, Amr Elrosasy, Ahmed Atia, Aya Ehab, Shrouk F Mohammed, Ibraheem M Alkhawaldeh, Mohamed Abouzid
BACKGROUND: Surgery is the primary treatment for chronic subdural hematoma, and anesthesia significantly impacts the surgery's outcomes. A previous systematic review compared general anesthesia to local anesthesia in 319 patients. Our study builds upon this research, analyzing 4,367 cases to provide updated and rigorous evidence. METHODS: We systematically searched five electronic databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Ovid Medline, and Web of Science, to identify eligible comparative studies...
April 16, 2024: Neurosurgical Review