Endoscopic Surgery versus External Ventricular Drainage Surgery for Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage.

The efficacy and applied value of endoscopic hematoma evacuation vs. external ventricular drainage (EVD) in the treatment of severe ventricular hemorrhage (IVH) were explored and compared. From Jan.

[Changes of the hemodynamics and extravascular lung water after different-volume fluid resuscitation in a piglet model of endotoxic shock].

Objective: Practice recommendations have evolved, and consensus now exists among leading organizations such as the American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) and Surviving Sepsis Campaign that fluid infusion is best initiated with boluses of 20 ml/kg, commonly requires 40-60 ml/kg but can be as much as 200 ml/kg if the liver is not enlarged and/or rales are not heard. The present study aimed to investigate and compare the changes of the hemodynamics and extravascular lung water after higher volume fluid resuscitation in a piglet model of endotoxic shock.

Method: Twenty piglets were used for establishing animal models of endotoxic shock by intravenous infusing lipopolysaccharide (LPS).