Association of Surgical Hematoma Evacuation vs Conservative Treatment With Functional Outcome in Patients With Cerebellar Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The association of surgical hematoma evacuation with clinical outcomes in patients with cerebellar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has not been established.

Objective

To determine the association of surgical hematoma evacuation with clinical outcomes in cerebellar ICH.

Design, setting, and participants

Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis of 4 observational ICH studies incorporating 6580 patients treated at 64 hospitals across the United States and Germany (2006-2015).

Exposure

Surgical hematoma evacuation vs conservative treatment.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was functional disability evaluated by the modified Rankin Scale ([mRS] score range: 0, no functional deficit to 6, death) at 3 months; favorable (mRS, 0-3)

SUBMITTER: Kuramatsu JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6784768 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature