The Swedish Study of Irrigation Fluid Temperature in the Evacuation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma

The Swedish Study of Irrigation Fluid Temperature in the Evacuation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma - A Multicenter Randomised Controlled Trial

The study will be a multicenter randomised controlled trial of the use of irrigation fluid of body temperature versus irrigation fluid of room temperature during burr hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with chronic subdural hematoma requiring burr hole evacuation.
• Patients older than 18 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Chronic subdural hematoma requiring surgical treatment other than burr hole evacuation.
• Chronic subdural hematoma in a patient with an intracranial arachnoidal cyst.
• Chronic subdural hematoma in a patient with a Cerebro Spinal Fluid-shunt.
• Patients who have undergone intracranial surgery before.