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Treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and unruptured intracranial aneurysms by neurosurgeons in Colombia: A survey.
Alcalá-Cerra, Gabriel; Gutiérrez Paternina, Juan J; Buendía de Ávila, María E; Preciado Mesa, Edgar I; Barrios, Rubén Sabogal; Niño-Hernández, Lucía M; Jaramillo, Keith Suárez.
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  • Alcalá-Cerra G; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cartagena, Hospital Universitario del Caribe, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
Surg Neurol Int ; 2: 125, 2011.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22059120
BACKGROUND: Trends in management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and unruptured intracranial aneurysms among neurosurgeons is very variable and had not been previously described in any Latin American country. This study was conducted to determine the preferences of Colombian neurosurgeons in pharmacologic, surgical, and endovascular management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and unruptured intracranial aneurysms. METHODS: A survey-based descriptive study was performed in a sample of members from the Colombian Association of Neurosurgery. Questions about pharmacologic, surgical, and endovascular management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and unruptured intracranial aneurysm were carried out. We calculated the mean and the standard deviation of the results obtained from the continuous variables. The results of the categorical variables are presented as percentages. RESULTS: The preference of medication with poor clinical evidence, such as magnesium sulfate, aspirin, statins, and anti-fibrinolytics was lower than 10%. The use of intravenous nimodipine and systemic glucocorticoids was as high as 31%. The availability of endovascular therapy was 69%. The indication for treatment of patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms that required intervention was less than 13.8%. In patients with ruptured or unruptured intracranial aneurysms, coiling was the preferred method for exclusion. CONCLUSIONS: Reported compliance of evidence-based clinical guidelines was similar to that described in developed countries, and even better. However, there is little agreement in treating patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms. For other issues, the conducts reported by Colombian neurosurgeons are in accordance with the current guidelines.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Guideline / Qualitative_research País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: Surg Neurol Int Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Colômbia País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Guideline / Qualitative_research País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: Surg Neurol Int Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Colômbia País de publicação: Estados Unidos