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  • Wound Healing

Background:

  • Decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) is a critical intervention for refractory intracranial hypertension.
  • Wound healing disturbances (WHD) are significant perioperative morbidities following DHC.
  • The retromastoidal frontoparietooccipital (RMF) incision is proposed to improve flap perfusion and reduce WHD compared to the classical Dandy flap.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the incidence of wound healing disturbances (WHD) between RMF and Dandy flap incisions in DHC patients.
  • To analyze factors influencing WHD, including patient age, time to WHD, surgery duration, and DHC indications.
  • To evaluate the impact of incision type on surgical outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 60 DHC patients, divided into two groups (30 each) based on incision type: Dandy flap (Group A) and RMF (Group B).
  • Data collected included WHD incidence (necrosis, dehiscence, CSF leakage), patient demographics, surgery duration, and DHC indications.
  • Statistical analysis involved Chi-square tests and independent sample t-tests to compare WHD rates and surgical parameters between groups.

Main Results:

  • Malignant MCA infarction was the primary indication for DHC in both groups.
  • Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage was the most frequent WHD (20%) in both groups.
  • Wound necrosis occurred only in the Dandy flap group. The RMF group showed a trend towards fewer WHD (13.3% less), but this was not statistically significant.
  • Surgery duration was significantly shorter in the RMF group (103.7 mins) compared to the Dandy flap group (120.2 mins).

Conclusions:

  • The RMF incision shows a trend towards reduced wound healing disturbances in DHC patients.
  • Optimized skin-flap vascularization with the RMF incision may facilitate better wound healing.
  • The RMF incision is associated with significantly shorter surgical times.
  • Larger multicenter studies are recommended to validate these findings and compare incision techniques thoroughly.