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Intracerebral Hemorrhage Treated with External Ventricular Drainage Following Coronary Bypass Surgery
Author(s) -
Onem Gokhan,
ırak Bayram,
Baltalarli Ahmet,
Yagci Baki,
Gurses Ercan,
Sacar Mustafa,
Ozcan Ali Vefa
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00393.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intracerebral hemorrhage , bypass surgery , cardiology , drainage , surgery , artery , subarachnoid hemorrhage , biology , ecology
Background: Intracerebral hemorrhagic brain injury after open heart surgery is a rare complication. We report a case of acute intraventricular hemorrhage after coronary bypass surgery. Methods: The brain computed tomography revealed intraventricular bleeding in the patient and urgent external ventricular drainage was performed by neurosurgeons. Results: The clinical findings disappeared after the drainage. Conclusion: Early diagnosis and treatment is important in preventing organic brain damage in this complication.