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Table 3 Adverse events of special interest (AESIs) and expected serious adverse events (ESAEs)

From: Dexamethasone for adult patients with a symptomatic chronic subdural haematoma (Dex-CSDH) trial: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

AESIs

ASAEs (non-reportable)

Metabolic

Perioperative

 - Hyperglycaemia necessitating treatment or stopping of trial medication

 - New onset diabetes necessitating ongoing medical treatment at day 30 of follow-up

 - Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state

 - Re-bleeding into cavity forming ASDH

 - Tension pneumocephalus

 - Intracerebral haemorrhage

 - Residual CSDH exerting mass effect

 - Seizures

 - Neurological worsening

 - Anaesthetic complications

Psychiatric

Early

 - New onset psychosis

 - Residual CSDH

 - Expansion of contralateral CSDH

 - Seizures

Gastric

Intermediate and Late

 - Upper gastrointestinal side (e.g. heartburn, vomiting)

 - Peptic ulceration and gastro-intestinal bleeding

 - Recollection of CSDH

 - Wound complications

 - Surgical site infection and subdural empyema

 - Epilepsy

  1. ASDH acute subdural haematoma, CSDH chronic subdural haematoma