A prospective study on management outcome of Epidural Hematoma

Abstract

Intracranial hematoma is the collection of blood in the various intracranial spaces. It includes collection of blood in epidural, subdural, parenchymal and intraventricular areas. Epidural hematoma is collection of blood in the epidural space. It is the commonest form of intracranial hematoma. It is when bleeding occurs between the tough outer membrane covering the brain (Dura mater) and the skull. The cause is typically head injury that results in a break of the temporal bone and bleeding from the middle meningeal artery. Occasionally it can occur as a result of a bleeding disorder or blood vessel malformation. Management outcome of EDH varies depending on multiple factors. No prior study conducted in our setup. Therefore there is a need to assess patient outcomes, and provides the data to help solve critical problem that are faced in everyday clinical practice. Objective- To provide robust epidemiological data describing management outcomes of EDH Methods Institution-based prospective observational cohort study design will be conducted in JUSH conducted from December 2020 - December/2021. Data will be collected using hospital records, patient document card and morbidity and mortality report in JUMC. The collected data will be cleaned, edited and fed into a computer and analysis will be made using SPSS window version 26.