Este protocolo aborda al paciente en coma — puntuación en la Escala de Coma de Glasgow inferior a 9 — con un hematoma subdural agudo delgado y desviación mínima de la línea media, en quien el manejo no quirúrgico inicial con monitoreo de presión intracraneal no ha mantenido la estabilidad neurológica.
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000210364.29290.C9
A comatose patient (GCS score less than 9) with an SDH less than 10-mm thick and a midline shift less than 5 mm should undergo surgical evacuation of the lesion if the GCS score decreased between the time of injury and hospital admission by 2 or more points on the GCS and/or the patient presents with asymmetric or fixed and dilated pupils and/or the ICP exceeds 20 mm Hg.
If surgical evacuation of an acute SDH in a comatose patient (GCS < 9) is indicated, it should be performed using a craniotomy with or without bone flap removal and duraplasty.
In patients with acute SDH and indications for surgery, surgical evacuation should be performed as soon as possible.
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