Outcome of burr-hole aspiration of brain abscess

Abstract

Objective: To determine the clinical outcome of burr-hole aspiration of brain abscess.

Methods: We analyzed 100 cases of intracranial abscess, treated surgically from January 2015 and October 2016 at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). All patients were treated with burr hole aspiration. Medical records were analyzed for demographics, clinical presentation, predisposing factors, abscess location on imaging and clinical outcomes were charted.

Results: The study included 100 patients with 73 (73%) males and 27 (27%) females with a mean age of 36.69