Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Clinical Trial
Official title:
Use of Lumbar Drain Versus Ventricular Drain to Remove Clots in Patients Admitted to the Neuro-ICU After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (a Randomized Trial).
Recently, a clinical trial showed that the use of lumbar drains compared to ventricular drain in patients suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage resulted in less delayed ischemic neurological deficits but failed to show a clinical benefit after 6 months. The underlying assumption was, that the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from lumbar drains has a higher concentration of blood than CSF from lumbar drains. The investigators decided to test this assumption. In this study, the investigators will randomize patients to either placement of a ventricular or a lumbar drain and analyze the CSF drainage on a daily basis.
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment