"Subdural drains (SDDs) are inserted as a neurosurgical procedure to manage subdural hygromas 1 and chronic subdural haematomas 2. The drain is ideally closed system 1. It may, for example, be a Jackson-Pratt catheter3 or subdural evacuating port system 4."
"To insert a SDD, a skin incision is made over the maximum thickness of the haematoma. A craniostomy is performed to access the dura mater, which is incised. Once a haematoma is managed, a drain is placed in the subdural space."
"To insert a SDD, a skin incision is made over the maximum thickness of the haematoma. A craniostomy is performed to access the dura mater, which is incised. Once a haematoma is managed, a drain is placed in the subdural space."
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"Complications"