• Prompt closure versus gradual weaning of external ventricular drainage for hydrocephalus following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: Protocol for the DRAIN randomised clinical trial 

      Capion, Tenna; Lilja-Cyron, Alexander; Olsen, Markus Harboe; Juhler, Marianne; Moeller, Kirsten; Sorteberg, Angelika; Rønning, Pål Andre; Poulsen, Frantz Rom; Wismann, Joakim; Ravlo, Celina; Isaksen, Jørgen Gjernes; Lindschou, Jane; Gluud, Christian; Mathiesen, Tiit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-10)
      Background: Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH) is a life-threatening disease caused by rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. A common complication following aSAH is hydrocephalus, for which placement of an external ventricular drain (EVD) is an important first-line treatment. Once the patient is clinically stable, the EVD is either removed or replaced by a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The ...