Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of endoscopic hematoma evacuation via along-the-long-axis approach in treatment of moderate supratentorial spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH).Methods The 75 patients with supratentorial SICH treated in Yixing People's Hospital from July 2018 to September 2022 were selected and divided into the study group (n = 39) and the control group (n = 36) according to different surgery approaches. The control group underwent endoscopic hematoma evacuation via the non-along-the-long-axis approach (trans-temporoparietal), while the study group underwent endoscopic hematoma evacuation via the along-the-long-axis approach (along the long axis of supraorbital keyhole). The surgical-related indicators, activity of daily living, neurological function, complications, prognosis and economic indicators were compared between the two groups.Results The hematoma clearance rate in the study group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The operative duration in the study group was shorter than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The intraoperative blood loss in the study group was less than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The differences of Activity of Daily Living (ADL) Scale scores and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NHISS) scores before and after the surgery were not different between the two groups (P > 0.05). The incidence of postoperative rebleeding and pulmonary infection in the study group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no difference in the incidence of intracranial infection, lower limb venous thrombosis and gastrointestinal hemorrhage between the two groups (P > 0.05). There was no difference in the rate of good prognosis between the two groups (P > 0.05). The hospitalization cost of the study group was lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05), and the total length of hospital stay and ICU stay of the study group was shorter than that of the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusions Compared with endoscopic hematoma evacuation via the non-along-the-long-axis approach, endoscopic hematoma evacuation via the along-the-long-axis approach is effective in the treatment of patients with moderate supratentorial SICH. It reduces the risk of postoperative rebleeding and pulmonary infection, increases the hematoma clearance rate, reduces the financial burden and surgical trauma, and shortens the operative duration and the length of hospital stays.