Benefits of a frame-based stereotactic surgical planning system for the treatment of spontaneous intracerebral haematomas.

J Int Med Res

Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.

Published: October 2013

Objective: Frame-based stereotactic surgical planning systems (SSPSs) have been used for deep brain stimulation and radioneurosurgery. Here, we evaluated the feasibility, safety and efficacy of using a SSPS to aid spontaneous intracerebral haematoma (ICH) treatment.

Methods: Patients with moderate spontaneous putamen haematomas were randomized into two groups: treatment (group A) and control (group B). In group B, the catheter for evacuating haematomas was inserted into a target point, located at the centre of the haematoma, using conventional frame-based stereotactics; urokinase thrombolysis was subsequently delivered through the catheter. In group A, this procedure was assisted by a SSPS, which designed both the target point and trajectory in the haematoma through virtual reality. Duration of evacuating haematomas and number of urokinase injections was compared between groups.

Results: In total, 65 patients were recruited: in group A (n = 30), the duration of evacuating haematomas (35.27 ± 9.17 h) was shorter than in group B (n = 35; 67.77 ± 13.82 h). There were fewer urokinase injections in group A (3.63 ± 1.16) than in group B (6.40 ± 1.29).

Conclusions: The feasibility, efficacy and safety of spontaneous ICH treatment were optimized by the use of a frame-based SSPS.

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