Failure to improve—identifying risk factors for poor functional recovery following chronic subdural hematoma surgery
A substantial proportion of surgically treated CSDH patients do not improve in functional status. Dementia was a significant predictor of poor outcomes. Future research should focus to better identify patients at risk of poor outcomes in order to avoid overtreatment and explore possible alternative treatment strategies.
Authors
- Teemu M. Luoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7329-3284)
- Rahul Raj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4243-9591)
- Pihla Tommiska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7418-1946)
- Kimmo Lönnrot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4361-1007)
- Ville Leinonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8660-5742)
- Jussi P. Posti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5925-5193)
- Sami Tetri
- Timo Koivisto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9467-5241)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Turku (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf056
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.56