Long-term functional outcome following minimally invasive endoscopic intracerebral hemorrhage evacuation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Preclinical studies suggest that clot removal may mitigate primary and secondary brain injury following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Although the MISTIE trial did not demonstrate an overall outcome benefit, it did demonstrate outcome benefit from effective reduction of clot burden. Minimally invasive endoscopic ICH evacuation may provide an alternative option for clot evacuation.

Methods

Patients presenting to a single healthcare system from December 2015 to October 2018 with supratentorial spontaneous ICH were evaluated for minimally invasive endoscopic evacuation. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were prospectively established by a multidisciplinary group in the healthcare system. The prespecified primary analysis was the proportion of patients wi

SUBMITTER: Kellner CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7231458 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature