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April 29th, 2011
Therefore, any patient presenting with a progressive change in mental faculties and fluctuation or decreasing level of consciousness should be considered a subdural hematoma suspect. Since the hematoma is liquid, drainage through perforator openings is usually all that is required. In the past many neurosurgeons have felt that removal of the membranes is required, since they may be quite thick. However, experience has shown that there is increased mortality and morbidity from craniotomy removal of membranes and no improvement in the long-term results over those achieved by simple drainage of chronic su bdural hematomas. ICD-10 Training. will help in the appropiate reimbursement and collections, stay with HIPAA compliance and get more collections.
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