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Hematoma, Subdural Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Craniotomy
- Trephination of cra...
- Platelet Transfusion
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Transfusion of Fresh Frozen Plasma
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Emergency surgery may be needed to reduce pressure within the brain. This may involve drilling a small hole in the skull, which allows blood to drain and relieves pressure on the brain. Large hematomas or solid blood clots may need to be removed t...
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Small hematomas that do not cause symptoms may not need to be treated. Otherwise, the hematoma should be surgically removed. Liquid blood can be drained from burr holes drilled into the skull. The surgeon may have to open a section of skull (crani...
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In many cases, small subdural hematomas may be treated with observation and a series of CT scans to ensure that the blood is reabsorbing and not becoming calcified. In more severe cases, surgical intervention is necessary. The surgeon will open th...
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Small hematomas that do not cause symptoms may not need to be treated. Otherwise, the hematoma should be surgically removed. Liquid blood can be drained from burr holes drilled into the skull. The surgeon may have to open a section of skull to rem...
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A craniotomy is the surgical removal of part of the skull to expose the brain.
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Surgical removal of part of the skull to expose the brain.
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A craniotomy is a procedure to remove a lesion in the brain through an opening in the skull (cranium).
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A craniotomy is a procedure to remove a lesion in the brain through an opening in the skull (cranium).
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Trepanation is a surgical procedure in which a circular piece of bone is removed from the skull by a special saw-like instrument called a trephine or trepan. The operation is also known as trephination or trephining. The English word "trepan" come...
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The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient).
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Transfusion is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from a donor to a recipient.
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Transfusion therapy refers to the process of administering whole blood or blood components to a patient through an intravenous (IV) needle or catheter placed in a patient's vein. Blood and blood products may be autologous (comprised of the patient...
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The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient).
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