[Correspondence] Surgery for cerebral haemorrhage—STICH II trial

In the STICH II trial, an absolute benefit of 3·7% in favourable outcome and 5·6% in mortality were reported for the early surgery group, but a significant difference between surgery and conservative treatment was not reached for the primary outcome. Glasgow coma scale was the only scoring clinical indicator. Other stroke scales assessing clinical severity—ie, the National Institutes of Health scale, could be considered. Neurological severity, also in a conscious patient, is an important prognostic indicator.

Source: LANCET - October 26, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Simone Vidale, Silvio Bellocchi, Angelo Taborelli Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research