PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Burrows, A.M.
AU  - Rabinstein, A.A.
AU  - Cloft, H.J.
AU  - Kallmes, D.F.
AU  - Lanzino, G.
TI  - Are Routine Intensive Care Admissions Needed after Endovascular Treatment of Unruptured Aneurysms?
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A3566
DP  - 2013 Nov 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 2199--2201
VI  - 34
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/34/11/2199.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/34/11/2199.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2013 Nov 01; 34
AB  - SUMMARY: Routine intensive care unit monitoring is common after elective embolization of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. In this series of 200 consecutive endovascular procedures for unruptured intracranial aneurysms, 65% of patients were triaged to routine (non-intensive care unit) floor care based on intraoperative findings, aneurysm morphology, and absence of major co-morbidities. Only 1 patient (0.5%) required subsequent transfer to the intensive care unit for management of a perioperative complication. The authors conclude that patients without major co-morbidities, intraoperative complications, or complex aneurysm morphology can be safely observed in a regular ward rather than being admitted to the intensive care unit. ICUintensive care unit