Subdural drain
Subdural drains (SDDs) are inserted as a neurosurgical procedure to manage subdural hygromas and chronic subdural hematomas . The drain is ideally closed system . It may, for example, be a Jackson-Pratt catheter or subdural evacuating port system .
To insert a SDD, a skin incision is made over the maximum thickness of the hematoma. A craniostomy is performed to access the dura mater, which is incised. Once a hematoma is managed, a drain is placed in the subdural space.
Treatment and prognosis
Complications
SDDs are associated with medical and surgical complications, of which the surgical complications include :
See also
