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Management of traumatic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: A United Kingdom and Ireland survey on practice variation
Momin, Sheikh M B Davies, David J O’Halloran, Philip J Belli, Antonio Chelvarajah, Ramesh
Momin, Sheikh M B
Davies, David J
O’Halloran, Philip J
Belli, Antonio
Chelvarajah, Ramesh
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Traumatic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (tCVST) is an increasingly recognized sequela of traumatic brain injury (TBI), with skull fractures and extradural hematomas overlying venous sinuses recognized as risk factors. Although it may be treated with anticoagulation, the decision to treat tCVST is nuanced by the risk of new or worsening hemorrhage. Presently, there are no guidelines on the investigation and management of tCVST. Therefore, we conducted a UK- and Ireland-wide practice variation survey. A 17-question survey was sent via Google Forms to neurosurgeons and intensive care doctors of at least ST3 (registrar) level and above in the UK and Ireland and distributed by the Society of British Neurological Surgeons and investigators of the Sugar or Salt trial between May 9, 2023, and September 15, 2023. Data were extracted from the survey for both qualitative and quantitative analyses. There were 41 respondents to the survey, 18 (43.9%) of whom were consultant neurosurgeons. Fifty-four percent of the respondents performed a computed tomography intracranial venogram to investigate for tCVST where there was a skull fracture overlying or adjacent to a venous sinus, whereas 43.9% performed these at the time of TBI diagnosis. Around three-fourth of the respondents anticoagulate for tCVST, largely within 3 days post-TBI. A range of hemorrhagic and thrombotic complications have been observed following decisions to treat and withhold treatment of tCVST, respectively. Around two-third of the respondents conducted follow-up imaging in confirmed tCVST. None of the respondents had an established departmental protocol for the management of tCVST. This UK- and Ireland-wide survey on the management of tCVST revealed a variation in its diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up with no departmental protocol established. The optimal diagnostic pathway, management protocol, and follow-up of patients with tCVST remain unknown and should be the subject of future studies.
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Momin SMB, Davies DJ, O’Halloran PJ, Belli A, Veenith T, Chelvarajah R. Management of traumatic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a United Kingdom and Ireland survey on practice variation. Neurotrauma Reports 2024:5(1), 540–551, doi: 10.1089/neur.2023.0118
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© 2024 The Authors. Published by Mary Ann Liebert. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence.
The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1089/neur.2023.0118
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