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In comparison with previously published results, free-hand bedside catheter evacuation is a quick and easy-to-apply technique to evacuate predominantly isolated traumatic supratentorial hemorrhage that can be performed in any intensive care unit.

We conclude from these data that, in selected cases, bedside catheter placement and consequent urokinase lysis is a successful way to drain posterior fossa hemorrhage. However, experience in catheter positioning is crucial and the technique therefore should only be performed by experienced neurosurgeons.