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Association of Surgical Hematoma Evacuation vs Conservative Treatment With Functional Outcome in Patients With Cerebellar Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Association of Surgical Hematoma Evacuation vs Conservative Treatment With Functional Outcome in... Key PointsQuestionIs surgical hematoma evacuation compared with conservative treatment associated with improved functional outcome among patients with cerebellar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)? FindingsIn this individual participant data meta-analysis that included 578 patients with cerebellar ICH, the proportion of patients with a favorable functional outcome at 3 months (defined as modified Rankin scale 0-3) for patients treated with surgical hematoma evacuation vs conservative treatment was 30.9% vs 35.5%, a difference that was not statistically significant. MeaningSurgical hematoma evacuation in patients with cerebellar ICH was not associated with improved functional outcome. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2019 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.2019.13014
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Abstract

Key PointsQuestionIs surgical hematoma evacuation compared with conservative treatment associated with improved functional outcome among patients with cerebellar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)? FindingsIn this individual participant data meta-analysis that included 578 patients with cerebellar ICH, the proportion of patients with a favorable functional outcome at 3 months (defined as modified Rankin scale 0-3) for patients treated with surgical hematoma evacuation vs conservative treatment was 30.9% vs 35.5%, a difference that was not statistically significant. MeaningSurgical hematoma evacuation in patients with cerebellar ICH was not associated with improved functional outcome.

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Oct 8, 2019

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