Quality control following change of drainage technique of chronic subdural hematomas at Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge

• Main Author: Eggenheim, Daniel
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020
• Subjects: VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Nevrokirurgi: 786; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Neurosurgery: 786; MED-3950; Norway; Sjåvik; Nord-Norge
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26546

Objective: Chronic subdural hematoma is one of the most common neurosurgical conditions affecting the elderly. In March 2016 there was a change in drainage technique at the neurosurgical department, UNN, Norway from a continuous irrigation system to an active drain. This was following a multi-center...