Cisternal and intraventricular irrigation in subarachnoid and intraventricular haemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) are associated with poor patient outcomes. Intraventricular fibrinolysis is effective in clearing IVH and improving patient survival and neurological outcome. By similar rationale, cisternal irrigation has been proposed as a potential method to accelerate haematoma clearance in SAH. We aimed to provide a comprehensive review and meta-analysis evaluating the effect of intraventricular and cisternal irrigation on clinical outcomes in patients with SAH and IVH.

Methods

The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed preparing this systematic review and study selection was performed by multiple investigators. We extracted ORs from the individual studie

SUBMITTER: Lind ANR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877441 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature