Lumbar drains after coiling for subarachnoid hemorrhage (EARLYDRAIN trial)

In people with nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, despite coiling or clipping of the culprit aneurysm and prophylactic nimodipine, ischemic vasospasm and secondary brain injury frequently develop. As a result, most people who experience subarachnoid hemorrhage due to aneurysm die or are severely disabled. (Historically, almost 40% of those with aneu…