Effectiveness of intrathecal nicardipine on cerebral vasospasm in non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review protocol. (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stuart, Daniel; Christian, Robin; Uschmann, Hartmut
• Is Part Of: JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports. Volume 15:Number 3(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: Cerebral vasospasm -- intrathecal nicardipine -- non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage; Medicine -- Periodicals; Health -- Periodicals; 613
• DOI: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-002962
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2202-4433

Abstract

Abstract : Review question/objective: 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?