Cilostazol and nimodipine prevent morbidity and mortality in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: Study

Iran: Cilostazol and Nimodipine are probably the most effective medications for avoiding morbidity and death in individuals suffering from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, says an article published in Stroke Journal.

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) has a significant mortality and morbidity rate. As a result, Mojtaba Dayyani and colleagues conducted a network meta-analysis of randomized trials to identify the relative advantages of pharmacological preventative therapies in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

This study was searched in Medline, Embase, Web of Science, ProQuest, Scopus, and Cochrane Central up to February 2020. Pairs of reviewers selected relevant studies, extracted data, and assessed the likelihood of bias separately. In adult hospitalized patients with proven aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, eligible studies assessed the preventive effects of any oral or intravenous drugs or intracranial drug-eluting implants versus one another, placebo, or standard of care. To assess the certainty of the evidence, the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) technique was utilized.