TABLE 2:

Physiologic response to vasospasm treatment

CasePostbleeding DayVesselNicardipine (mg)ICP (cm H2O)Mean Arterial Pressure (mm Hg)
PretreatmentPost-TreatmentPretreatmentPost-Treatment
27R MCA32026*131132
R ACA2
47BA5158109107
54R ICA577136129
L ICA5
L Vert5
67L ICA588111108
76R ICA51413110117
BA3
912R ACA51411113111
L ACA5
104L ICA51414105105
116L MCA5NANA130136
126R ICA211119388
L ICA3
1313R ICA5
L ICA2.5121095100
1411L Vert5181395100
1514L ICA2.51512110115
196R ICA21818118118
2010L ACA477120116
L MCA4
R MCA4
214R ACA41515120123
L MCA3
L ACA3
6R ICA41311110112
228L ICA2
L PCA1121096112
239R ACA31414100105
247L ICA420159595
  • Note.—ACA = anterior cerebral artery, BA = basilar artery, MCA = middle cerebral artery, NA = not applicable, PCA = posterior cerebral artery, Vert = vertebral artery.

  • * Treatment was aborted as a result of sustained elevated ICP.

  • ICP was transiently elevated but returned to baseline with opening of the ventriculostomy drain.