Surgical Trial in Lobar Intracerebral Haemorrhage (STICH II) Protocol
Surgical Trial in Lobar Intracerebral Haemorrhage (STICH II) Protocol
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DOI:
10.1186/1745-6215-12-124
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发表时间:
2011-05-17
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影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Gholkar, Anil R.
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作者:
Mendelow, A. David;Gregson, Barbara A.;Gholkar, Anil R.
Background: Within the spectrum of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage there are some patients with large or space occupying haemorrhage who require surgery for neurological deterioration and others with small haematomas who should be managed conservatively. There is equipoise about the management of patients between these two extremes. In particular there is some evidence that patients with lobar haematomas and no intraventricular haemorrhage might benefit from haematoma evacuation. The STICH II study will establish whether a policy of earlier surgical evacuation of the haematoma in selected patients will improve outcome compared to a policy of initial conservative treatment.Methods/Design: an international multicentre randomised parallel group trial. Only patients for whom the treating neurosurgeon is in equipoise about the benefits of early craniotomy compared to initial conservative treatment are eligible. All patients must have a CT scan confirming spontaneous lobar intracerebral haemorrhage (