Open AccessSurgery in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Hélder Miguel Fernandes,
Barbara Gregson,
S. Siddique,
A. David Mendelow
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.31.10.2511
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , inclusion and exclusion criteria , randomized controlled trial , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , intracerebral hemorrhage , clinical trial , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , subarachnoid hemorrhage , engineering , mechanical engineering
Primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 10% to 20% of stroke but carries the highest rates of mortality and morbidity of all stroke subtypes. Current treatment, however, is varied and haphazard. The most recent Cochrane systematic review refers to 4 prospective, randomized controlled trials. We present a further meta-analysis to include 3 new trials. In addition, we review the trials of Chen et al and McKissock et al and discuss aspects of their quality that, we believe, prevent their inclusion in modern day meta-analysis.
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