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- Title
Intracerebral Hemorrhage Treated with External Ventricular Drainage Following Coronary Bypass Surgery.
- Authors
Onem, Gokhan; ırak, Bayram; Baltalarli, Ahmet; Yagci, Baki; Gurses, Ercan; Sacar, Mustafa; Ozcan, Ali Vefa
- Abstract
Background: Intracerebral hemorrhagic brain injury after open heart surgery is a rare complication. We report a case of acute intraventricular hemorrhage after coronary bypass surgery. Methods: The brain computed tomography revealed intraventricular bleeding in the patient and urgent external ventricular drainage was performed by neurosurgeons. Results: The clinical findings disappeared after the drainage. Conclusion: Early diagnosis and treatment is important in preventing organic brain damage in this complication.
- Subjects
CEREBRAL hemorrhage; CORONARY artery bypass; CARDIAC surgery; TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; NEUROSURGEONS
- Publication
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2007, Vol 22, Issue 3, p225
- ISSN
0886-0440
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00393.x