Surgical Trial In Traumatic intraCerebral Haemorrhage (STITCH): a randomised controlled trial of Early Surgery compared with Initial Conservative Treatment

Surgical Trial In Traumatic intraCerebral Haemorrhage (STITCH): a randomised controlled trial of Early Surgery compared with Initial Conservative Treatment

Background: While it is accepted practice to remove extradural (EDH) and subdural haematomas (SDH) following traumatic brain injury, the role of surgery in parenchymal traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage (TICH) is controversial. There is no evidence to support Early Surgery in this condition. Object...

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Main Authors: Barbara A Gregson, Elise N Rowan, Richard Francis, Paul McNamee, Dwayne Boyers, Patrick Mitchell, Elaine McColl, Iain R Chambers, Andreas Unterberg, A David Mendelow, on behalf of the STITCH(TRAUMA) investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2015-09-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
early surgery
initial conservative treatment
stitch
randomised controlled trial
traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19700

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