Name: STICH II Trial
Published: 2021-10-18T00:00:00+00:00

The STICH II study was published in 2013[^1]. The results showed that early surgical intervention for hematoma evacuation in superficial Lobar hemorrhages (10-100 mL) without intraventricular extension did not increase the risk of death or disability and resulted in a small survival benefit.

Study profile of the STICH 2 study. Figure adapted from the original publication.

STICH 2 Hematoma Characteristics — Characteristics of the intracerebral hematomas included in the STICH 2 study. Figure adapted from the original publication.

STICH 2 outcome — Functional outcome of the study patients measured using the eGOS scale. Figure adapted from the original publication.

Authors' interpretation

The STICH II results confirm that early surgery does not increase the rate of death or disability at 6 months and might have a small but clinically relevant survival advantage for patients with spontaneous superficial intracerebral hemorrhage without intraventricular hemorrhage.[^1]