Do you use lumbar drainage to reduce delayed cerebral ischemia in a patient with thick cisternal blood after securing a ruptured aneurysm?
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How do you reduce delayed cerebral ischemia in patients with thick cisternal blood after securing a ruptured aneurysm?
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Yes, we do in the presence of elevated ICP or imaging suggestive of hydrocephalus.
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