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Table 2 Classification of new hemorrhage after EVD Insertion

From: Intracerebral hemorrhage after external ventricular drain placement: an evaluation of risk factors for post-procedural hemorrhagic complications

Bleed Classification

Patients with a new hemorrhage after EVD Insertion, n (%)

Enlargement of Preexisting (pre-EVD) ICH by ≥5 mL in volume or ≥5 mm in largest diameter

11 (40.74%)

New Catheter Tract Hemorrhage ≥5 mL in volume or ≥5 mm in largest diameter

10 (37.04%)

Spontaneous New ICH ≥ 5 mL in volume or ≥5 mm in largest diameter

6 (22.22%)