Stereotactic puncture surgery combined with early hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be better for long-term functional recovery in patients with moderate amounts of thalamic-inner capsule region haemorrhage.

What Researchers Did

Researchers retrospectively analyzed data from 139 adult patients with moderate thalamic-inner capsule region hemorrhage, comparing outcomes among those receiving stereotactic puncture surgery, neuroendoscopic surgery, or conservative treatment.

What They Found

Patients treated with stereotactic surgery showed significantly higher Assessment of Daily Living (ADL) scores after 6 months compared to those in the conservative treatment and neuroendoscopic surgery groups (p<0.001). Additionally, residual hematoma volume was significantly lower in both surgery groups compared to the conservative treatment group at 3 days, 7 days, and 2 weeks post-onset (P<0.001).

Canadian Relevance

This study was not conducted in Canada and therefore has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A key limitation of this study is its retrospective design, which may introduce selection bias and limit the generalizability of the findings.