Control of hypertension and prophylaxis against vasospasm in cases of subarachnoid hemorrhage: a preliminary report.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-1983
Abstract
Thirty hypertensive patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage were divided randomly into two groups. The treated group was begun on preliminary volume expansion, and control of hypertension was carried out using vasodilators and centrally acting drugs. The control group was treated in the classical manner for hypertension, with a diuretic as the foundation for therapy. The incidence of clinical vasospasm was compared to that of angiographic spasm. The incidence of preoperative vasospasm in the treated group was 20%, as compared to 60% in the untreated group (P less than 0.01). Of the treated group, 87% survived to operation, whereas only 53% of the control group survived to operation (P less than 0.01).
Volume
12
Issue
6
First Page
658
Last Page
661
ISSN
0148-396X
Published In/Presented At
Rosenwasser, R. H., Delgado, T. E., Buchheit, W. A., & Freed, M. H. (1983). Control of hypertension and prophylaxis against vasospasm in cases of subarachnoid hemorrhage: a preliminary report. Neurosurgery, 12(6), 658–661. https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198306000-00012
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
6348577
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article