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Management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients with antiplatelet use before the initial hemorrhage: an international survey

Sebök, M; Keller, E; van Niftrik, C H B; Regli, L; Germans, M R (2018). Management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients with antiplatelet use before the initial hemorrhage: an international survey. World Neurosurgery, 120:e408-e413.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION
The case fatality in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is 50% due to the initial hemorrhage or subsequent complications like aneurysmal rebleed or delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI). One factor that might influence the initial brain damage or subsequent complications is the use of antiplatelet medication before the initial hemorrhage. The goal of this survey was to assess the different management options of patients with aSAH with antiplatelet use before the initial hemorrhage.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
An anonymous survey of 11 multiple-choice questions about management of aSAH patients with antiplatelet use before the initial hemorrhage was distributed to the international panel of attendees of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) annual meeting in Venice, Italy at 1-5 October 2017.
RESULTS
A total of 258 (54%) completed surveys were returned. In about 80%, the departments of neurosurgery and neurology were responsible for acute management of aSAH patients, whereas in 15% the intensive care unit. Department guidelines were present in 32%. In 65%, the responders always stop the antiplatelet agent at admission and in 4.3% are thrombocytes always transfused. When a guideline is present, the neurospecialists consider thrombocyte transfusion more often (83% vs. 65% p=0.02).
CONCLUSION
Our survey among mainly European neurosurgeons show that there is a significant variability in the management of aSAH patients who have been using antiplatelets before the initial hemorrhage. These findings emphasize the importance of the development of evidence-based guidelines for management of patients with aSAH and antiplatelet use before the initial hemorrhage.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Institute of Intensive Care Medicine
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Neurosurgery
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Surgery
Health Sciences > Neurology (clinical)
Uncontrolled Keywords:aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, guideline, antiplatelet, thrombocyte transfusion
Language:English
Date:1 December 2018
Deposited On:12 Sep 2018 15:00
Last Modified:19 Oct 2024 01:37
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1878-8750
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.094
PubMed ID:30149168
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