Survey of European neurosurgeons' management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: inconsistent practice and organization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The discovery of an unruptured intracranial aneurysm creates a dilemma between observation and treatment. Neurosurgeons' routines for risk assessment and treatment decision-making are unknown. The position of evidence-based medicine in European neurosurgery is considered to be weak, high-grade guidelines do not exist and variations between institutions are probable. We aimed to explore European neurosurgeons' management routines for newly discovered unruptured intracranial aneurysms.

Methods

In cooperation with the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), we conducted an online, cross-sectional survey of 420 European neurosurgeons during Spring/Summer 2016 (1533 non-Norwegians invited through the EANS, and 16 Norwegians invited through heads of depa

SUBMITTER: Skodvin TO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7778617 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature