Effect of Cisternal Drainage on the Shunt Dependency Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
10.3340/jkns.2012.52.5.441
- Author:
Sung Hun KIM
1
;
Pil Wook CHUNG
;
Yu Sam WON
;
Young Joon KWON
;
Hyun Chul SHIN
;
Chun Sik CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage;
Acute hydrocephalus;
Shunt-dependent chronic hydrocephalus;
Old age;
Intraventricular hemorrhage
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aneurysm;
Aneurysm, Ruptured;
Dependency (Psychology);
Drainage;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Incidence;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2012;52(5):441-446
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Shunt-dependent chronic hydrocephalus (SDCH) is known to be a major complication associated with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Old age is known to be one of numerous factors related to the development of SDCH. This study investigated whether postoperative cisternal drainage affects the incidence of SDCH and clinical outcome in elderly patients with aSAH. METHODS: Fifty-nine patients participated in this study. All patients underwent aneurysmal clipping with cisternal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage. Clinical variables relevant to the study included age, sex, location of ruptured aneurysm, CT finding and clinical state on admission, clinical outcome, and CSF drainage. We first divided patients into two groups according to age (<70 years of age and > or =70 years of age) and compared the two groups. Secondly, we analyzed variables to find factors associated with SDCH in both groups (<70 years of age and > or =70 years of age). RESULTS: Of 59 patients, SDCH was observed in 20 patients (33.9 %), who underwent shunt placement for treatment of hydrocephalus. Forty seven percent of cases of acute hydrocephalus developed SDCH. In the elderly group (> or =70 years of age), the duration and amount of CSF drainage did not affect the development of chronic hydrocephalus. CONCLUSION: In elderly patients, although the incidence of SDCH was significantly higher, clinical outcome was acceptable. The duration and the amount of cisternal drainage did not seem to be related to subsequent development of chronic hydrocephalus within elderly patients aged 70 or older.
