Variation in medical management and neurosurgical treatment of patients with supratentorial spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The role of surgery in spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (sICH) remains controversial. This leads to variation in the percentage of patients who are treated with surgery between countries.

Patients and methods

We sent an online survey to all neurosurgeons (n = 140) and to a sample of neurologists (n = 378) in Dutch hospitals, with questions on management in supratentorial sICH in general, and on treatment in six patients, to explore current variation in medical and neurosurgical management. We assessed patient and haemorrhage characteristics influencing treatment decisions.

Results

Twenty-nine (21%) neurosurgeons and 92 (24%) neurologists responded. Prior to surgery, neurosurgeons would more frequently administer platelet-transfusion in patients on cl

SUBMITTER: Sondag L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8370071 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature