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Table 2 Cerebrospinal fluid drainage management in acute phase of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

From: Preventive effect of intermittent cerebrospinal fluid drainage for secondary chronic hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

 

With acute hydrocephalus (58)

Without acute hydrocephalus (146)

 

CSF drainage via

Continuous

(46)

Intermittent

(12)

Continuous

(90)

Intermittent

(56)

Total

lumbar SAS only

17

4

47

32

100

cistern only

7

0

14

10

31

cistern followed by lumbar SAS

3

2

16

7

28

ventricles followed by lumbar SAS

8

5

5

7

25

ventricles only

8

0

6

0

14

ventricles and cistern

3

0

1

0

4

ventricles and cistern followed by lumbar SAS

0

1

1

0

2

  1. SAS: subarachnoid space