The role of postoperative patient posture in the recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma: A prospective randomized trial

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 385-387

  Nakajima, Hideki ^a,c   Yasui, Toshihiro ^a   Nishikawa, Misao ^a   Kishi, Hiroshige ^a   Kan, Masanori ^b  

^a OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^c SHIMADA MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic subdural hematoma; Patient posture; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SITTING; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SUPINE POSITION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036932430     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(02)00921-7     Document Type: Article

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