Abstract:Severe IVH often results in a poor outcome. Currently, EVD is a standard treatment for IVH, but there is little research to show whether using ultrasound to guide the catheter placement improves outcome. Patients with severe IVH who had iUS-guided EVD (the iUS-guided group) were enrolled retrospectively and compared with a group who had EVD performed without ultrasound guidance (the control group) from January 2016 to July 2022. Data were collected on accuracy of the catheter placement, complications and outco… Show more
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