SUBDURAL EMPYEMA

Course overview

INTRACRANIAL SUBDURAL EMPYEMA IS A LOCULATED COLLECTION OF PUS IN THE SUBDURAL SPACE BETWEEN THE DURA MATER AND THE ARACHNOID. IT IS A SERIOUS CONDITION AND CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. TO AVOID THE HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, IT MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF SUBDURAL EMPYEMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.