BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) continues to be a major medical and socioeconomic problem. While the surgical procedure failed to show benefits over functional outcome, a less invasive and quicker surgical decompression might improve the outcome. The authors introduced endoscopy-guided evacuation in managing ICH and reports the benefits over the conventional method. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-seven cases underwent endoscopic evacuation of ICH (Group E). The clinical features and outcomes were compared to the retrospective data of 20 cases who underwent computer tomography (CT)-guided stereotactic removal of ICH (Group C). Confidence level less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: While the clinical features of the two groups were not significantly different except for the ICH volume, outcomes were better in all aspects in Group E. The patients in Group E required shorter operative time (72 min vs 102 min, p < 0.01) with better hematoma evacuation (95.5% vs 75%, p < 0.01), shorter stay in the intensive care unit (ICU; 4.2 days vs 6.9 days, p < 0.01) and less frequent CT scanning (6.4 times vs 8.6 times, p < 0.01) compared to the patients in Group C. Neurological outcome improved significantly in Group E 1 week after surgery (p < 0.01), but not in Group C. Glasgow outcome scale at 6 months were better in Group E than in Group C (p < 0.05). Nine patients (33%) showed good recovery at 6 months postoperatively after endoscopic evacuation of ICH. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic hematoma evacuation provided the quick, adequate decompression of ICH. The outcomes were better than the CT-guided hematoma removal. Further study is necessary to evaluate the real benefit of this surgical procedure over the functional outcome of ICH.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) continues to be a major medical and socioeconomic problem. While the surgical procedure failed to show benefits over functional outcome, a less invasive and quicker surgical decompression might improve the outcome. The authors introduced endoscopy-guided evacuation in managing ICH and reports the benefits over the conventional method. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-seven cases underwent endoscopic evacuation of ICH (Group E). The clinical features and outcomes were compared to the retrospective data of 20 cases who underwent computer tomography (CT)-guided stereotactic removal of ICH (Group C). Confidence level less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: While the clinical features of the two groups were not significantly different except for the ICH volume, outcomes were better in all aspects in Group E. The patients in Group E required shorter operative time (72 min vs 102 min, p < 0.01) with better hematoma evacuation (95.5% vs 75%, p < 0.01), shorter stay in the intensive care unit (ICU; 4.2 days vs 6.9 days, p < 0.01) and less frequent CT scanning (6.4 times vs 8.6 times, p < 0.01) compared to the patients in Group C. Neurological outcome improved significantly in Group E 1 week after surgery (p < 0.01), but not in Group C. Glasgow outcome scale at 6 months were better in Group E than in Group C (p < 0.05). Nine patients (33%) showed good recovery at 6 months postoperatively after endoscopic evacuation of ICH. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic hematoma evacuation provided the quick, adequate decompression of ICH. The outcomes were better than the CT-guided hematoma removal. Further study is necessary to evaluate the real benefit of this surgical procedure over the functional outcome of ICH.
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