• Turk Neurosurg · Jul 2017

    Safety and Efficacy of Ventriculostomy Procedures under Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Treated With Stent Assisted Coiling In Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

    • Soner Civi, Cagatay Andic, Ozgur Kardes, Halil İbrahim Suner, Emre Durdag, Ozlem Ozmete, and Kadir Tufan.
    • Baskent University.
    • Turk Neurosurg. 2017 Jul 16.

    AimStent assisted coilling (SAC) is an alternative in the treatment of ruptured aneurysms. Stenting requires the use of dual antiplatelet agents. Hydrocephaly is a complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) requiring ventriculostomy. Antiplatelet treatment reveal a risk of hemorrhage in ventriculostomy. Anti-aggregant effect starts at least four hours after the initial doses of treatment. However, in many studies, ventriculostomy was performed before antiplatelet treatment and the hemorrhagic complications were related to the procedure. The aim of this study was to determine the risk of ventriculostomy related hemorrhage in patients with impaired thrombocyte function and to contribute to the literature.Material And MethodsBetween 2011 and 2016, 53 patients treated with SAC due to SAH in our clinic were retrospectively evaluated. Hemorrhagic complication risks due to antiplatelet therapy related to ventriculostomy were retrospectively evaluated Results: All of the ventricular catheter procedures were performed at least 1 day after the dual therapy (in average 4,3 days after SAC). On 5 patients 1 ventriculostomy was performed, on 2 patients 2, and on 1 patient 6 ventriculostomies were performed. Although radiological hemorrhage was present on the catheter tract in 4 patients, no temporary or permanent neruologic deficit was observed.ConclusionImpaired thrombocyte functions pose a risk in ventriculostomy. Also, evaluating the risk of hemorrhage before the antiplatelet treatment reaches its full effect may lead to false results. Studies with small patient groups with antiagregant therapy and impaired thrombocyte functions also contribute to the literature. Larger studies regarding this subject are needed.

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