Blood Pressure Changes in Association with Nimodipine Therapy in Patients with Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Verena RassPhilipp KindlAnna LindnerMario KoflerKlaus AltmannLauma PutninaBogdan-Andrei IanosiAlois J SchiefeckerRonny BeerBettina PfauslerRaimund Helbok

Published in: Neurocritical care (2023)

Significant drops in SBP occur in one third of patients after the start of IV nimodipine and after every tenth PO intake. Early recognition and counteracting with vasopressors or fluids seems necessary to prevent hypotensive episodes.

Keyphrases

subarachnoid hemorrhage
brain injury
blood pressure
cerebral ischemia
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
heart rate
patient reported outcomes
bone marrow
weight gain
patient reported
smoking cessation
replacement therapy