Chronic Subdural Hematoma Drainage Outcomes: A Network Meta-Analysis of 4,161 Patients

A systematic review and network meta-analysis comparing the efficacy of three drain placement locations for chronic subdural hematoma surgery. The analysis includes 14 articles covering 4,161 patients, evaluating recurrence rates and mortality. It was conducted by Ningyu Wei and registered in the PROSPERO database under ID CRD42024587692.

Use Cases

• Comparing the recurrence rates of subdural, subperiosteal, and subgaleal drain placements based on the network meta-analysis results.
• Ranking surgical interventions for reducing mortality in CSDH patients using the Surface Under the Cumulative Ranking Curve (SUCRA) values.
• Informing clinical trial design by identifying promising drainage techniques, such as subgaleal active drainage, highlighted in the analysis.

Strengths

• Includes data from 4,161 patients across 14 studies, providing a substantial sample for meta-analysis.
• Uses two classification systems (anatomical location and anatomical location + technique) for detailed outcome comparison.
• Registered in the PROSPERO database (ID CRD42024587692), indicating adherence to systematic review protocols.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is a 24.1 KB DOCX file, suggesting it contains summary tables or text rather than raw patient-level data.

Provenance

Source

Systematic review of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science.

Collection Method

Network meta-analysis conducted using R (v4.4.0) and Stata18.

Time Range

Literature search up to February 14, 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 04:19:20; freshness should be verified.