title: Effectiveness of intrathecal nicardipine on cerebral vasospasm in non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review protocol.
abstract: The objective of this review is to determine the effectiveness of intrathecal (IT) nicardipine on cerebral vasospasm and its impact on the following outcome measures: mean flow velocities, angiographic and/or clinical vasospasm and infection rates. Specifically, the review question is: What is the effectiveness of IT nicardipine on cerebral vasospasm in adult patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage?
authors.affiliation: 1School of Nursing, Department of Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA 2School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA 3UMMC School of Nursing Evidence Based Practice and Research Team: a Joanna Briggs Institute Affiliated Group, Jackson, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Christian
authors.forename: Hartmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uschmann
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007278:Injections, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D009529:Nicardipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic; D020301:Vasospasm, Intracranial / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D009529:Nicardipine