2024
Contemporary management of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. An update for the intensivist
Robba C, Busl K, Claassen J, Diringer M, Helbok R, Park S, Rabinstein A, Treggiari M, Vergouwen M, Citerio G. Contemporary management of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. An update for the intensivist. Intensive Care Medicine 2024, 50: 646-664. PMID: 38598130, PMCID: PMC11078858, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-024-07387-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitAneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhageRuptured aneurysmsLong-term prognostic factorsRisk of rebleedingIntensive care unit managementRobust clinical evidenceDelayed cerebral ischaemiaExpert clinical experienceSecondary brain damageDeterminants of functional outcomePrognostic factorsASAH patientsPrompt diagnosisHaemodynamic monitoringClinical evidenceMorbidity rateSpecialized centersTreatment strategiesClinical trialsContemporary guidelinesPatient populationFunctional outcomesCare unitCerebral ischaemia
2015
Randomized Pilot Trial of Intensive Management of Blood Pressure or Volume Expansion in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (IMPROVES)
Togashi K, Joffe AM, Sekhar L, Kim L, Lam A, Yanez D, Broeckel-Elrod JA, Moore A, Deem S, Khandelwal N, Souter MJ, Treggiari MM. Randomized Pilot Trial of Intensive Management of Blood Pressure or Volume Expansion in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (IMPROVES). Neurosurgery 2015, 76: 125-135. PMID: 25549192, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRankin Scale scoreCerebral ischemiaSubarachnoid hemorrhageCBP groupBlood pressureLarge trialsPilot trialScale scoreOptimal blood pressure managementSystolic blood pressure differenceModified Rankin Scale scoreBlood pressure manipulationIntravenous fluid intakeWorse neurobehavioral outcomesBlood pressure managementBlood pressure differenceDelayed Cerebral IschemiaRandomized pilot trialPulmonary complicationsAdverse eventsDischarge dispositionHemodynamic managementStudy endpointPatient populationProtocol adherence