Differences in the management of ruptured intracranial aneurysms: a survey of practice amongst British neurosurgeons.
British consultant neurosurgeons in post for at least one year were sent a postal questionnaire about the way in which they managed patients with ruptured aneurysms; 87% replied. Wide differences were evident in almost all aspects of treatment, before, during and after surgery. A consensus of opinion appeared in only a few areas: the employment of magnification during surgery, the use of clipping as the preferred method of surgical treatment, and a general reluctance to operate on patients with a depressed conscious level within a week of haemorrhage.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Maurice-Williams
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom