Critical care management of acute intracerebral hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Opinion statement

Intracerebral hemorrhage is a medical emergency. It is the most deadly and disabling form of stroke, and no individual therapy has been demonstrated to improve outcome. However, it appears that aggressive medical care in general, and management by neuroscience specialists in particular, offers substantial benefit. Therefore, providing the best supportive care based on currently available evidence may well improve outcomes. Airway management and management of blood pressure aimed at maximizing cerebral perfusion while minimizing ongoing bleeding, as well as rapid reversal of anticoagulation, are likely to be important in the early phase. Additionally, efforts should be undertaken to provide careful glucose management and temperature management and to maximize cereb

SUBMITTER: Goldstein JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3100105 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature