Importance After aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, the use of lumbar drains has been
suggested to decrease the incidence of delayed cerebral ischemia and improve long-term …

Background and Purpose—A single-center prospective randomized controlled trial has
been conducted to determine if lumbar drainage of cerebrospinal fluid after aneurysmal …

Background Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) may be complicated by delayed
cerebral ischemia, which is a major cause of unfavorable clinical outcome and death in SAH …

Introduction Recent and on going clinical research trials may indicate that the incidence of
vasospasm is less in patients treated with lumbar drains following SAH than with patients …

External ventricular drainage (EVD) is one of the most commonly performed neurosurgical
procedures. Despite this, the optimal drainage and weaning strategies are still unknown …

Object Cerebral artery vasospasm is a major cause of death and disability in patients
recovering from subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Although the exact cause of vasospasm …

Objective Removal of blood from subarachnoid space with a lumbar drainage (LD) may
decrease development of cerebral vasospasm. We evaluated the effectiveness of a LD for a …

Background The volume and clearance rate of blood in the basal cisterns and ventricles are
important predictors of complications following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage …

Background and Purpose—Cerebrospinal fluid drainage is often indicated in patients with
acute hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage but is believed to …

Background Patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) often develop
hydrocephalus requiring an external ventricular drain (EVD). The best available evidence …