Intraventricular fibrinolysis versus external ventricular drainage alone in intraventricular hemorrhage: a meta-analysis.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of intraventricular fibrinolysis (IVF) compared with external ventricular drainage alone on mortality and functional outcome in the management of intraventricular hemorrhage secondary to spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage.

• Publication date: Oct 2011
• Journal: Stroke
• Publication date: Gaberel T, Magheru C, Parienti JJ, Huttner HB, Vivien D, Emery E
• ISSN: 1524-4628