Hartmut Vatter

Insertion of a Postoperative Drain After Surgeries for Intracranial Abscesses or Empyemas—A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Introduction: The routine insertion of a postoperative intracranial drain following surgical evacuation of brain abscesses or subdural empyemas is practiced by some surgeons to facilitate pus evacuation and to enable cavity lavage, but robust evidence for clinical benefit is lacking. This study evaluates whether postop...