Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Blood Pressure Management
Explains the most common cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage overall, the most common cause of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage, and other causes of subarachnoid hemorrhage in practical Neurocritical Care care.
Duration
00:03:24
File size
1.75 MB
Practitioner-Guided Note
Use the hemorrhage pattern to decide whether aneurysm, trauma, or another cause is most likely. In this chapter, the first task is identifying the source quickly enough to change management.
Key Takeaways
Most effective interventions are early surgical clipping or endovascular coiling of the aneurysm, combined with a short-term course of antifibrinolytic therapy; Approximately 80% of individuals will present with a characteristic, severe headache; Maintain a strict systolic blood pressure target between 120 and 160 millimeters of mercury; Spontaneously, it is almost always caused by a ruptured saccular or berry aneurysm; Trauma is the most frequent cause overall