Continuous lumbar cistern drainage before surgical clipping for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Lumbar drainage (LD) is the choice for the treatment of acute hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). It also reduces vasospasm risk and delayed ischemic neurological events. We evaluated the role of LD in the preoperative management of patients with aneurysmal SAH (aSAH).

Source: World Neurosurgery - January 17, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Ning Xu, Hao Meng, Tianyi Liu, Yingli Feng, Yuan Qi, Honglei Wang Tags: Original article Source Type: research