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Management of the ruptured aneurysm
1Department of Neurosurgery, New York University, New York, USA.
Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
|July 21, 1998
Abstract:
Rupture of cerebral aneurysms is a complex and devastating pathophysiologic event. The successful management of aneurysm rupture requires a dedicated multidisciplinary team. This article reviews pathophysiology; clinical grading that can be used to predict outcome and guide therapy; factors that may affect outcome such as rebleeding, poor clinical grade, intracerebral hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage, and acute hydrocephalus; preoperative care and assessment; pharmacological therapy; anesthetic, surgical, and endovascular considerations; and postoperative care following aneurysm rupture.