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Blackburn SL, Swisher CB, Grande AW, Rubi A, Verbick LZ, McCabe A, Lad SP. Novel Dual Lumen Catheter and Filtration Device for Removal of Subarachnoid hemorrhage: First Case Report. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2018; 16:E148-E153. [DOI: 10.1093/ons/opy151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE
The amount of subarachnoid blood and the presence of toxic blood breakdown products in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have long been associated with poor outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. The Neurapheresis™ system (Minnetronix Inc, St. Paul, Minnesota) has been developed to filter CSF and remove blood products, and is being investigated for safety and feasibility in the ExtracorPoreal FILtration of subarachnoid hemorrhage via SpinaL CAtheteR (PILLAR) study. We report the first case using this novel device.
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
A 65-yr-old female presented with a ruptured left posterior communicating artery aneurysm. Following placement of a ventriculostomy and coil embolization of her aneurysm, the patient underwent placement of a lumbar dual lumen catheter for CSF filtration as part of the PILLAR study. In this case, a total of 9 h of filtration during 31 h of catheter indwelling resulted in 309.47 mL of processed CSF without complication. Computed tomography images demonstrated an interval reduction of subarachnoid hemorrhage immediately after filtration. The patient was discharged home on postbleed day 11 and at 30 d showed good recovery.
CONCLUSION
Safety of the Neurapheresis procedure was confirmed in this first case, and we will continue to evaluate safety of the Neurapheresis system through the PILLAR trial.
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Affiliation(s)
- Spiros L Blackburn
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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