Background: Head injury is public health threat that is recognized as causing death and impairment. It reflects a deplorable financial burden on developing countries. Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate surgical outcomes of traumaticextradural (or epidural)hematoma (EDH). Patients and methods: this study included 100 cases with acute traumatic extradural hematoma who admitted to Neurosurgery Department, Zagazig University Hospitals. Glasgow coma scale score was assessed pre- and postoperatively. Results: The mean age of the studied patients was 35.2± 15.9, 66% of cases were males. According to the mechanism of trauma, 33% had road traffic accidents, 64% had head injury from fall and 3% had head injury from assault among studied patients. Regarding site of hematoma, 15 % was frontal; 36% was temporo-parietal; 33% was posterior fossa.The mean hospital stay was 14.2±5.6 days. Conclusion: The prognosis of patients with DEH has been shown to be improved by early diagnosis and immediate treatment.
Mostafa, A. S., Taha, M. M., El-Mesallamy, W. A., & El-Bakry, A. M. (2023). Outcomes of Extradural Hematoma in Head Injuries. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 91(1), 4817-4820. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.300791
MLA
Amr Soliman Mostafa; Mahmoud Mostafa Taha; Wael Abd-Elrahman El-Mesallamy; Amr Mohamed El-Bakry. "Outcomes of Extradural Hematoma in Head Injuries", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 91, 1, 2023, 4817-4820. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.300791
HARVARD
Mostafa, A. S., Taha, M. M., El-Mesallamy, W. A., El-Bakry, A. M. (2023). 'Outcomes of Extradural Hematoma in Head Injuries', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 91(1), pp. 4817-4820. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.300791
VANCOUVER
Mostafa, A. S., Taha, M. M., El-Mesallamy, W. A., El-Bakry, A. M. Outcomes of Extradural Hematoma in Head Injuries. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2023; 91(1): 4817-4820. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.300791
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