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Weinman DF, Muttukumaru B. The Mortality from Extradural Haematoma1. Aust N Z J Surg. 1971;38(2):104-107doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb05179.x.
Weinman, D. F., & Muttukumaru, B. (1971). The Mortality from Extradural Haematoma1. The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery, 38(2), 104-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb05179.x
Weinman, Darrel F, and Muttukumaru, Brinda. "The Mortality from Extradural Haematoma1." The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery vol. 38,2 (1971): 104-107. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb05179.x
Weinman DF, Muttukumaru B. The Mortality from Extradural Haematoma1. Aust N Z J Surg. 1971 Nov;38(2):104-107. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb05179.x. PMID: 29265224.
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Aust N Z J Surg. 1971 Nov;38(2):104-107. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb05179.x.

The Mortality from Extradural Haematoma1.

The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery

Darrel F Weinman, Brinda Muttukumaru

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, General Hospital, Colombo, Ceylon.

PMID: 29265224 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb05179.x

Abstract

The mortality in a series of 155 extradural haematomas was 20%. The unavoidable mortality due to coexistent severe cerebral damage was only 5.1%. Delayed diagnosis, due to one of several factors, was the commonest cause of the avoidable deaths. A reliance on burr holes as a means of excluding an extradural haemorrhage, the failure to detect the presence of coexisting space-occupying lesions, misguided lumbar punctures and postoperative complications contributed in a lesser degree to the high avoidable mortality. This analysis suggests a pattern of treatment for head injuries in general and extradural haematomas in particular.

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