Letter to the Editor Re: Moghib K, Ahmed MT, Ghanm TIE, et al. Optimal duration of postoperative drainage following burr-hole surgery for chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Langenbeck’s archives of Surgery. 2025
Conclusion: On current evidence, a fixed 24-hour drain time should remain standard when a fixed-time approach is used. Early removal at 6–12 h is not supported. Claims for 3–6 days reston sparse, heterogeneous observational data and should not change practice.
Authors
- Mads Hjortdal Grønhøj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1473-9872)
- Anders Schack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9280-0384)
- Carsten Reidies Bjarkam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-9595)
- Frantz Rom Poulsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5715-6901)
- Kåre Buch Fugleholm
- Thorbjørn Søren Rønn Jensen
- Mette Haldrup
- Rares Miscov
- Anders Rosendal Korshøj
Institutions
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-025-03922-2
- Primary Topic
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00