Massive intraventricular haemorrhage from aneurysmal rupture: patient proportions and eligibility for intraventricular fibrinolysis

intraventricular haemorrhage . Fibrinolysis in cerebrospinal fluid after

Concentrations of cross linked fibrin degradation products were measured in the cerebrospinal fluid from five 'normal' preterm infants (median 102 ng/ml), four preterm infants with intraventricular haemorrhage (median 315 ng/ ml), and five infants with progressive posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (median 1000 ng/ml). Serial samples of cerebrospinal fluid from one infant showed a peak con...

Fibrinolysis for Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Outcome analysis of intraventricular thrombolytic therapy for intraventricular haemorrhage.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the outcome of intraventricular thrombolytic therapy for intraventricular haemorrhage and to formulate a safe and effective regimen. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Regional neurosurgical centre, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Twenty-nine consecutive adult patients who presented from November 1995 to November 1998 with non-traumatic intraventricular haemorrhage (Graeb scor...

Intraventricular recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for lysis of intraventricular haemorrhage.

A prospective series of 20 patients with moderate to severe intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) was studied for the effect of intraventricular administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) on reduction of haematoma volume and prognosis. On the day of haemorrhage ventriculostomy was performed and 2 to 5 mg of rt-PA were injected via the external ventricular drainage, followed...

Intraventricular hemorrhage treated with intraventricular fibrinolysis. A 10-year experience.

PURPOSE We evaluate the results and complications of our intraventricular fibrinolysis protocol. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was made of the cases of intraventricular hemorrhage with 13-bed Intensive Care Unit. Graeb score 6 or above subjected to intraventricular fibrinolysis. We gathered demographic parameters, clinical risk scores, tomography data and case histories showin...