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Table 5 Management approaches and surgical intervention

From: Patterns and management outcomes of intracranial extra-axial hematomas in low-resource setup: a 6-month prospective observational study at Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia

Variable

Categories

Frequency

Percent

Management type

Conservative

12

13.2

Operative

79

86.8

Mannitol given

Yes

44

48.4

No

47

51.6

ICU admission

Yes

5

5.5

No

86

94.5

Type of anesthesia

Local anesthesia

17

21.5

General anesthesia

62

78.5

Type of surgical intervention

Burr hole

17

21.5

Craniotomy and evacuation

41

52

Elevation and evacuation

21

26.5