Table 2

Preoperative hematoma size, postoperative hematoma size, change in hematoma size (mean±SD), and radiographic outcomes of chronic subdural hematoma procedures by embolic material used

Onyx (n=29)nBCA (n=5)Particles and/or coils (n=7)P value
Preoperative hematoma size (cm)15.1±3.313.4±5.015.6±5.70.59
Postoperative hematoma size (cm)2.2±3.43.7±2.12.3±4.50.66
Change in hematoma size (cm)13.0±4.89.7±5.613.3±5.00.35
No. (%) of procedures with complete resolution20 (69)6 (50)0.25
No. (%) of procedures with treatment failure0 (0)1 (8)0.12
  • nBCA, n-butyl cyanoacrylate; Onyx, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer.