External Ventricular Drain (EVD)

Published in The Lancet
Intracerebral HemorrhageNeurosurgical Intervention Intraventricular Hemorrhage Thrombolysis (Alteplase) External Ventricular Drain (EVD)

In adult patients (18-75 years) with spontaneous supratentorial ICH (<30 mL) and obstructive IVH requiring an EVD, does intraventricular administration of alteplase via the EVD, compared with EVD management with or without saline irrigation, improve functional outcome at 180 days?