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Thomson BR, Gürlek F, Buzzi RM, Schwendinger N, Keller E, Regli L, van Doormaal TP, Schaer DJ, Hugelshofer M, Akeret K. Clinical potential of automated convolutional neural network-based hematoma volumetry after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023; 32:107357. [PMID: 37734180 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Cerebrospinal fluid hemoglobin has been positioned as a potential biomarker and drug target for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage-related secondary brain injury (SAH-SBI). The maximum amount of hemoglobin, which may be released into the cerebrospinal fluid, is defined by the initial subarachnoid hematoma volume (ISHV). In patients without external ventricular or lumbar drain, there remains an unmet clinical need to predict the risk for SAH-SBI. The aim of this study was to explore automated segmentation of ISHV as a potential surrogate for cerebrospinal fluid hemoglobin to predict SAH-SBI. METHODS This study is based on a retrospective analysis of imaging and clinical data from 220 consecutive patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage collected over a five-year period. 127 annotated initial non-contrast CT scans were used to train and test a convolutional neural network to automatically segment the ISHV in the remaining cohort. Performance was reported in terms of Dice score and intraclass correlation. We characterized the associations between ISHV and baseline cohort characteristics, SAH-SBI, ventriculoperitoneal shunt dependence, functional outcome, and survival. Established clinical (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, Hunt & Hess) and radiological (modified Fisher, Barrow Neurological Institute) scores served as references. RESULTS A strong volume agreement (0.73 Dice, range 0.43 - 0.93) and intraclass correlation (0.89, 95% CI, 0.81-0.94) were shown. While ISHV was not associated with the use of antithrombotics or cardiovascular risk factors, there was strong evidence for an association with a lower Glasgow Coma Scale at hospital admission. Aneurysm size and location were not associated with ISHV, but the presence of intracerebral or intraventricular hemorrhage were independently associated with higher ISHV. Despite strong evidence for a positive association between ISHV and SAH-SBI, the discriminatory ability of ISHV for SAH-SBI was insufficient. The discriminatory ability of ISHV was, however, higher regarding ventriculoperitoneal shunt dependence and functional outcome at three-months follow-up. Multivariate survival analysis provided strong evidence for an independent negative association between survival probability and both ISHV and intraventricular hemorrhage. CONCLUSIONS The proposed algorithm demonstrates strong performance in volumetric segmentation of the ISHV on the admission CT. While the discriminatory ability of ISHV for SAH-SBI was similar to established clinical and radiological scores, it showed a high discriminatory ability for ventriculoperitoneal shunt dependence and functional outcome at three-months follow-up.
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- Bart R Thomson
- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland; Division of Internal Medicine, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland; Division of Internal Medicine, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland; Neurointensive Care Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, and Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland; Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Translational Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Brain Center, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital und University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland.
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Nguyen TA, Mai TD, Vu LD, Dao CX, Ngo HM, Hoang HB, Tran TA, Pham TQ, Pham DT, Nguyen MH, Nguyen LQ, Dao PV, Nguyen DN, Vuong HTT, Vu HD, Nguyen DD, Vu TD, Nguyen DT, Do ALN, Nguyen CD, Do SN, Nguyen HT, Nguyen CV, Nguyen AD, Luong CQ. Validation of the accuracy of the modified World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies subarachnoid hemorrhage grading scale for predicting the outcomes of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0289267. [PMID: 37607172 PMCID: PMC10443875 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evaluating the prognosis of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) who may be at risk of poor outcomes using grading systems is one way to make a better decision on treatment for these patients. This study aimed to compare the accuracy of the modified World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), WFNS, and Hunt and Hess (H&H) Grading Scales in predicting the outcomes of patients with aSAH. METHODS From August 2019 to June 2021, we conducted a multicenter prospective cohort study on adult patients with aSAH in three central hospitals in Hanoi, Vietnam. The primary outcome was the 90-day poor outcome, measured by a score of 4 (moderately severe disability) to 6 (death) on the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). We calculated the areas under the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve (AUROCs) to determine how well the grading scales could predict patient prognosis upon admission. We also used ROC curve analysis to find the best cut-off value for each scale. We compared AUROCs using Z-statistics and compared 90-day mean mRS scores among intergrades using the pairwise multiple-comparison test. Finally, we used logistic regression to identify factors associated with the 90-day poor outcome. RESULTS Of 415 patients, 32% had a 90-day poor outcome. The modified WFNS (AUROC: 0.839 [95% confidence interval, CI: 0.795-0.883]; cut-off value≥2.50; PAUROC<0.001), WFNS (AUROC: 0.837 [95% CI: 0.793-0.881]; cut-off value≥3.5; PAUROC<0.001), and H&H scales (AUROC: 0.836 [95% CI: 0.791-0.881]; cut-off value≥3.5; PAUROC<0.001) were all good at predicting patient prognosis on day 90th after ictus. However, there were no significant differences between the AUROCs of these scales. Only grades IV and V of the modified WFNS (3.75 [standard deviation, SD: 2.46] vs 5.24 [SD: 1.68], p = 0.026, respectively), WFNS (3.75 [SD: 2.46] vs 5.24 [SD: 1.68], p = 0.026, respectively), and H&H scales (2.96 [SD: 2.60] vs 4.97 [SD: 1.87], p<0.001, respectively) showed a significant difference in the 90-day mean mRS scores. In multivariable models, with the same set of confounding variables, the modified WFNS grade of III to V (adjusted odds ratio, AOR: 9.090; 95% CI: 3.494-23.648; P<0.001) was more strongly associated with the increased risk of the 90-day poor outcome compared to the WFNS grade of IV to V (AOR: 6.383; 95% CI: 2.661-15.310; P<0.001) or the H&H grade of IV to V (AOR: 6.146; 95% CI: 2.584-14.620; P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS In this study, the modified WFNS, WFNS, and H&H scales all had good discriminatory abilities for the prognosis of patients with aSAH. Because of the better effect size in predicting poor outcomes, the modified WFNS scale seems preferable to the WFNS and H&H scales.
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- Tuan Anh Nguyen
- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Stroke Center, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Radiology Centre, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Center for Critical Care Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Neurosurgery II, Neurosurgery Center, Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Emergency and Critical Care Department, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Radiology Centre, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, Vietnam
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- Department of Health Organization and Management, Faculty of Public Health, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, Vietnam
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- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Stroke Center, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Emergency Department, Vietnam-Czechoslovakia Friendship Hospital, Hai Phong, Vietnam
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- Emergency and Critical Care Department, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Neurosurgery II, Neurosurgery Center, Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Emergency Department, Agriculture General Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Center for Critical Care Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Nguyen TA, Vu LD, Mai TD, Dao CX, Ngo HM, Hoang HB, Do SN, Nguyen HT, Pham DT, Nguyen MH, Nguyen DN, Vuong HTT, Vu HD, Nguyen DD, Nguyen LQ, Dao PV, Vu TD, Nguyen DT, Tran TA, Pham TQ, Van Nguyen C, Nguyen AD, Luong CQ. Predictive validity of the prognosis on admission aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage scale for the outcome of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6721. [PMID: 37185953 PMCID: PMC10130082 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33798-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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This multicentre prospective cohort study aimed to compare the accuracy of the PAASH, WFNS, and Hunt and Hess (H&H) scales in predicting the outcomes of adult patients with aneurysmal SAH presented to three central hospitals in Hanoi, Vietnam, from August 2019 to June 2021. Of 415 eligible patients, 32.0% had a 90-day poor outcome, defined as an mRS score of 4 (moderately severe disability) to 6 (death). The PAASH, WFNS and H&H scales all have good discriminatory abilities for predicting the 90-day poor outcome. There were significant differences in the 90-day mean mRS scores between grades I and II (p = 0.001) and grades II and III (p = 0.001) of the PAASH scale, between grades IV and V (p = 0.026) of the WFNS scale, and between grades IV and V (p < 0.001) of the H&H scale. In contrast to a WFNS grade of IV-V and an H&H grade of IV-V, a PAASH grade of III-V was an independent predictor of the 90-day poor outcome. Because of the more clearly significant difference between the outcomes of the adjacent grades and the more strong effect size for predicting poor outcomes, the PAASH scale was preferable to the WFNS and H&H scales.
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- Tuan Anh Nguyen
- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong Road, Phuong Mai Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Radiology Centre, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Stroke Center, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Center for Critical Care Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Neurosurgery II, Neurosurgery Center, Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Emergency and Critical Care Department, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Center for Critical Care Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, Vietnam
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- Department of Health Organization and Management, Faculty of Public Health, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, Vietnam
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- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong Road, Phuong Mai Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Emergency Department, Vietnam-Czechoslovakia Friendship Hospital, Hai Phong, Vietnam
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- Emergency and Critical Care Department, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Neurosurgery II, Neurosurgery Center, Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong Road, Phuong Mai Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Stroke Center, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Emergency Department, Agriculture General Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Radiology Centre, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong Road, Phuong Mai Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong Road, Phuong Mai Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong Road, Phuong Mai Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam.
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Budinčević H, Meštrović A, Demarin V. Stroke Scales as Assessment Tools in Emergency Settings: A Narrative Review. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:1541. [PMID: 36363498 PMCID: PMC9696547 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58111541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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In the last 20 years, substantial improvements have been made in stroke recanalization treatment. Good outcomes after modern reperfusion treatment require the rapid and accurate identification of stroke patients. Several stroke rating scales are available or have been proposed for the early recognition of stroke and the evaluation of stroke severity and outcome. This review aims to provide an overview of commonly used stroke scales in emergency and clinical settings. The most commonly used scale in a prehospital setting for stroke recognition is the Face, Arms, Speech, Time (FAST) test. Among many prehospital stroke scales, the Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen has the highest sensitivity and specificity for confirming stroke diagnosis. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is the most recommended tool for the evaluation of stroke patients in hospital settings and research, and it has two variants: the shortened NIHSS for Emergency Medical Service and the modified NIHSS. The evaluation of comatose patients usually involves assessment with the Glasgow Coma Scale, which is very useful in patients with hemorrhagic stroke or traumatic brain injury. In patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, the outcome is usually accessed with the Hunt and Hess scale. A commonly used tool for stroke outcome evaluation in clinical/hospital settings and research is the modified Rankin scale. The tools for disability evaluation are the Barthel Index and Functional Independence Measure.
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- Hrvoje Budinčević
- Department of Neurology, Sveti Duh University Hospital, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Neurology, Sveti Duh University Hospital, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- International Institute for Brain Health, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Shrestha R, Rayamajhi S, Shrestha S, Thakali A, Bishokarma S. Peripheral Leukocytosis and Clinical Outcomes After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Cureus 2022; 14:e26778. [PMID: 35967154 PMCID: PMC9367208 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Admission rate-pressure product as an early predictor for in-hospital mortality after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurg Rev 2022; 45:2811-2822. [PMID: 35488072 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-022-01795-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Early prediction of in-hospital mortality in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is essential for the optimal management of these patients. Recently, a retrospective cohort observation has reported that the rate-pressure product (RPP, the product of systolic blood pressure and heart rate), an objective and easily calculated bedside index of cardiac hemodynamics, was predictively associated with in-hospital mortality following traumatic brain injury. We thus wondered whether this finding could also be generalized to aSAH patients. The current study aimed to examine the association of RPP at the time of emergency room (ER) admission with in-hospital mortality and its predictive performance among aSAH patients. We retrospectively included 515 aSAH patients who had been admitted to our ER between 2016 and 2020. Their baseline heart rate and systolic blood pressure at ER presentation were extracted for the calculation of the admission RPP. Meanwhile, we collected relevant clinical, laboratory, and neuroimaging data. Then, these data including the admission RPP were examined by univariate and multivariate analyses to identify independent predictors of hospital mortality. Eventually, continuous and ordinal variables were selected from those independent predictors, and the performance of these selected predictors was further evaluated and compared based on receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyzes. We identified both low (< 10,000; adjusted odds ratio (OR) 3.49, 95% CI 1.93-6.29, p < 0.001) and high (> 15,000; adjusted OR 8.42, 95% CI 4.16-17.06, p < 0.001) RPP on ER admission to be independently associated with in-hospital mortality after aSAH. Furthermore, after centering the admission RPP by its median, the area under its ROC curve (0.761, 95% CI 0.722-0.798, p < 0.001) was found to be statistically superior to any of the other independent predictors included in the ROC analyzes (all p < 0.01). In light of the predictive superiority of the admission RPP, as well as its objectivity and easy accessibility, it is indeed a potentially more applicable predictor for in-hospital death in aSAH patients.
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Leukocytosis and C-Reactive Protein May Predict Development of Secondary Cerebral Vasospasm in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Medicina (B Aires) 2022; 58:medicina58020323. [PMID: 35208646 PMCID: PMC8880412 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58020323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background and Objectives: Secondary cerebral vasospasm (CV) with subsequent delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) remains an unpredictable pathology. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the association between inflammatory parameters, white blood cell (WBC) count, and C-reactive protein plasma levels (CRP) and the occurrence of secondary CV in patients with aSAH. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 201 Intensive Care Unit patients in Riga East University Hospital with aSAH were retrospectively reviewed in a 24-month period. WBC count and CRP values were observed at admission to the hospital and on the third day. According to the inclusion criteria, 117 (48 males) participants were enrolled for further analysis, with average age of 56 ± 15 years (mean ± SD). In total, secondary CV was diagnosed in 21.4% of cases, and DCI in 22.4% of cases. The patients were classified into three groups: SAH-CV group (n = 25), SAH-DCI group (n = 12), and SAH or control group (n = 80), for comparative analysis. Results: We found that SAH-CV patients demonstrated notably higher inflammatory parameters compared to controls: WBC 13.2 ± 3.3 × 109/L vs. 11.2 ± 3.7 × 109/L; p = 0.01 and CRP median 9.3 mg/L vs. 1.9 mg/L; p < 0.001, respectively. We found that the odds of developing CV increased by 5% for each CRP increase of 1 mg/L at admission (OR, 1.05; CI, 1.014–1.087; p = 0.006). Concomitantly, the odds increased by 16% for every rise in WBC count of 1 × 109/L (OR, 1.16; CI, 1.02–1.32; p = 0.02). WBC count was associated with the occurrence of CV with 96% sensitivity and 40% specificity, with a cut off level of 10.015 × 109/L and AUC 0.683; p = 0.006. CRP displayed 54% sensitivity and 90% specificity with a cut off value of 8.9 mg/L and AUC 0.751; p < 0.001. Moreover, higher values of inflammatory parameters at admission correlated with a longer stay in ICU (r = 0.3, p = 0.002 for WBC count and r = 0.305, p = 0.002 for CRP values), and poor outcome (death) was significantly associated with higher CRP values at admission and on the third day (16.1. vs. 2.2. and 57.4. vs. 11.1, p < 0.001, respectively). Higher mortality was detected in SAH-CV patients (32%) compared to controls (6.3%; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Inflammatory parameters such as WBC count and CRP values at admission might be helpful to predict the development of secondary CV.
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Adams HP. Clinical Scales to Assess Patients With Stroke. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-69424-7.00021-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rawal S, Rinkel GJE, Fang J, Washington CW, Macdonald RL, Victor JC, Krings T, Kapral MK, Laupacis A. External Validation and Modification of Nationwide Inpatient Sample Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Severity Score. Neurosurgery 2021; 89:591-596. [PMID: 34271587 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyab237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Nationwide Inpatient Sample Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) Severity Score (NIS-SSS) was developed as a measure of SAH severity for use in administrative databases. The NIS-SSS consists of International Classification of Diseases Ninth Revision (ICD-9) diagnostic and procedure codes derived from the SAH inpatient course and has been validated against the Hunt-Hess score (HH). OBJECTIVE To externally validate both the NIS-SSS and a modified version of the NIS-SSS (m-NIS-SSS) consisting of codes present only on admission, against the HH in a Canadian province-wide registry and administrative database of SAH patients. METHODS A total of 1467 SAH patients admitted to Ontario stroke centers between 2003 and 2013 with recorded HH were included. The NIS-SSS and m-NIS-SSS were validated against the HH by testing correlation between the NIS-SSS/m-NIS-SSS and HH, comparing discriminative ability of the NIS-SSS/m-NIS-SSS vs HH for poor outcome by calculating area under the curve (AUC), and comparing calibration of the NIS-SSS, m-NIS-SSS, and HH by plotting predicted vs observed outcome. RESULTS Correlation with HH was 0.417 (P ≤ .001) for NIS-SSS, and 0.403 (P ≤ .001) for m-NIS-SSS. AUC for prediction of poor outcome was 0.786 (0.764-0.808) for HH, 0.771 (0.748-0.793) for NIS-SSS, and 0.744 (0.721-0.767) for m-NIS-SSS. Calibration plots demonstrated that HH had the most accurate prediction of outcome, whereas the NIS-SSS and m-NIS-SSS did not accurately predict low risk of poor outcome. CONCLUSION The NIS-SSS and m-NIS-SSS have good external validity, and therefore, may be suitable to approximate traditional clinical scores of disease severity in SAH research using administrative data.
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- Sapna Rawal
- Division of Neuroradiology, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Labatt Family Centre of Excellence in Brain Injury and Trauma Research, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Canada.,Division of General Internal Medicine and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.,Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Canada.,Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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Tawk RG, Hasan TF, D'Souza CE, Peel JB, Freeman WD. Diagnosis and Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Mayo Clin Proc 2021; 96:1970-2000. [PMID: 33992453 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) are commonly acquired vascular lesions that form an outpouching of the arterial wall due to wall thinning. The prevalence of UIAs in the general population is 3.2%. In contrast, an intracranial aneurysm may be manifested after rupture with classic presentation of a thunderclap headache suggesting aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Previous consensus suggests that although small intracranial aneurysms (<7 mm) are less susceptible to rupture, aneurysms larger than 7 mm should be treated on a case-by-case basis with consideration of additional risk factors of aneurysmal growth and rupture. However, this distinction is outdated. The PHASES score, which comprises data pooled from several prospective studies, provides precise estimates by considering not only the aneurysm size but also other variables, such as the aneurysm location. The International Study of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms is the largest observational study on the natural history of UIAs, providing the foundation to the current guidelines for the management of UIAs. Although SAH accounts for only 3% of all stroke subtypes, it is associated with considerable burden of morbidity and mortality. The initial management is focused on stabilizing the patient in the intensive care unit with close hemodynamic and serial neurologic monitoring with endovascular or open surgical aneurysm treatment to prevent rebleeding. Since the results of the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial, treatment of aneurysmal SAH has shifted from surgical clipping to endovascular coiling, which demonstrated higher odds of survival free of disability at 1 year after SAH. Nonetheless, aneurysmal SAH remains a public health hazard and is associated with high rates of disability and death.
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- Rabih G Tawk
- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
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- Department of Neurology, Ochsner Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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Mahta A, Murray K, Reznik ME, Thompson BB, Wendell LC, Furie KL. Early Neurological Changes and Interpretation of Clinical Grades in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2021; 30:105939. [PMID: 34171650 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Hunt and Hess (HH) and World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (WFNS) grades are commonly used to report clinical severity of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). We sought to determine the impact of early neurological changes and the timing of clinical grade assignment on the prognostication accuracy. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed a cohort of consecutive patients with aSAH who were admitted to an academic center. Patients with confirmed aneurysmal cause were included. Relevant clinical data including daily clinical grades, imaging data and functional outcome were analyzed. Favorable outcome was defined as mRS 0 to 3. Early neurological improvement (ENI) and early neurological deterioration (END) were respectively defined as any improvement or deterioration of HH grades from hospital day 1 to the earliest time from hospital day 2 to 5. RESULTS Of 310 patients, 24% experienced early neurological changes from hospital day 1 to 3. For each point increase in HH grades from day 1 to day 3, the odds ratio for worse outcome was 2.57 (95% CI [1.74-3.79]) and for each point decrease in HH grades from day 1 to day 3, the odds ratio for worse outcome was 0.28 (95% CI [0.17-0.47]). Receiver Operating Characteristic curve analysis revealed that clinical grades on day 3 had higher accuracy in predicting worse outcome than clinical grades on day 1. CONCLUSION Early changes in neurological status can alter trajectory of hospital course and functional outcome. The prognostic accuracy of the clinical grades from hospital day 3 is significantly greater than those on admission.
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- Ali Mahta
- Department of Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
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Anesthesia for intracranial vascular procedures is complex because it requires a balance of several competing interests and potentially can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Frequently, periods of ischemia, where perfusion must be maintained, are combined with situations that are high risk for hemorrhage. This review discusses the basic surgical approach to several common pathologies (intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and moyamoya disease) along with the goals for anesthetic management and specific high-yield recommendations.
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- William L Gross
- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53132, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53132, USA
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Shen J, Yu J, Huang S, Mungur R, Huang K, Pan X, Yu G, Xie Z, Zhou L, Liu Z, Cheng D, Pan J, Zhan R. Scoring Model to Predict Functional Outcome in Poor-Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Front Neurol 2021; 12:601996. [PMID: 33679575 PMCID: PMC7930831 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.601996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background: Patients with poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), defined as World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) grades IV–V have high rates of disability and mortality. The objective of this study was to accurately prognosticate the outcomes of patients with poor-grade aSAH by developing a new scoring model. Methods: A total of 147 poor-grade aSAH patients in our center were enrolled. Risk variables identified by multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to devise a scoring model (total score, 0–9 points). The scores were estimated on the basis of β coefficients. A cohort of 68 patients from another institute was used to validate the model. Results: Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that modified Fisher grade >2 [odds ratio [OR], 2.972; P = 0.034], age ≥65 years (OR, 3.534; P = 0.006), conservative treatment (OR, 5.078; P = 0.019), WFNS grade V (OR, 2.638; P = 0.029), delayed cerebral ischemia (OR, 3.170; P = 0.016), shunt-dependent hydrocephalus (OR, 3.202; P = 0.032), and cerebral herniation (OR, 7.337; P < 0.001) were significant predictors for poor prognosis [modified Rankin Scale [mRS] ≥3]. A scoring system was constructed by the integration of these factors and divided the poor-grade aSAH patients into three categories: low risk (0–1 points), intermediate risk (2–3 points), and high risk (4–9 points), with predicted risks of poor prognosis of 11, 52, and 87%, respectively (P < 0.001). The area under the curve in the derivation cohort was 0.844 (95% CI, 0.778–0.909). The AUC in the validation cohort was 0.831 (95% CI, 0.732–0.929). Conclusions: The new scoring model can improve prognostication and help decision-making for subsequent complementary treatment in patients with aSAH.
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- Jie Shen
- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Findings Predictive of Poor Outcome in Grade 5 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Cohort Study. Can J Neurol Sci 2021; 48:807-816. [PMID: 33472716 DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2021.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most patients with World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (WFNS) grade 5 subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) have poor outcomes. Accurate assessment of prognosis is important for treatment decisions and conversations with families regarding goals of care. Unjustified pessimism may lead to "self-fulfilling prophecy," where withdrawal of life-sustaining measures (WLSM) is invariably followed by death. METHODS We performed a cohort study involving consecutive patients with WFNS grade 5 SAH to identify variables with >= 90% and >= 95% positive predictive value (PPV) for poor outcome (1-year modified Rankin Score >= 4), as well as findings predictive of WLSM. RESULTS Of 140 patients, 38 (27%) had favorable outcomes. Predictors with >= 95% PPV for poor outcome included unconfounded 72-hour Glasgow Coma Scale motor score <= 4, absence of >= 1 pupillary light reflex (PLR) at 24 hours, and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) score of >= 20 (volume >= 54.6 ml). Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) volume >= 53 ml had PPV of 92%. Variables associated with WLSM decisions included a poor motor score (p < 0.0001) and radiographic evidence of infarction (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS We identified several early predictors with high PPV for poor outcome. Of these, lack of improvement in motor score during the initial 72 hours had the greatest potential for confounding from "self-fulfilling prophecy." Absence of PLR at 24 hours, IVH score >= 20, and ICH volume >= 53 ml predicted poor outcome without a statistically significant effect on WLSM decisions. More research is needed to validate prognostic variables in grade 5 SAH, especially among patients who do not undergo WLSM.
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Etminan N, Macdonald RL. Neurovascular disease, diagnosis, and therapy: Subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral vasospasm. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2021; 176:135-169. [PMID: 33272393 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64034-5.00009-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The worldwide incidence of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage is about 6.1 per 100,000 cases per year (Etminan et al., 2019). Eighty-five percent of cases are due to intracranial aneurysms. The mean age of those affected is 55 years, and two-thirds of the patients are female. The prognosis is related mainly to the neurologic condition after the subarachnoid hemorrhage and the age of the patient. Overall, 15% of patients die before reaching the hospital, another 20% die within 30 days, and overall 75% are dead or remain disabled. Case fatality has declined by 17% over the last 3 decades. Despite the improvement in outcome probably due to improved diagnosis, early aneurysm repair, administration of nimodipine, and advanced intensive care support, the outcome is not very good. Even among survivors, 75% have permanent cognitive deficits, mood disorders, fatigue, inability to return to work, and executive dysfunction and are often unable to return to their premorbid level of functioning. The key diagnostic test is computed tomography, and the treatments that are most strongly supported by scientific evidence are to undertake aneurysm repair in a timely fashion by endovascular coiling rather than neurosurgical clipping when feasible and to administer enteral nimodipine. The most common complications are aneurysm rebleeding, hydrocephalus, delayed cerebral ischemia, and medical complications (fever, anemia, and hyperglycemia). Management also probably is optimized by neurologic intensive care units and multidisciplinary teams.
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- Nima Etminan
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
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Veldeman M, Albanna W, Weiss M, Conzen C, Schmidt TP, Clusmann H, Schulze-Steinen H, Nikoubashman O, Temel Y, Schubert GA. Treatment of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Good-Grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Any Role for Invasive Neuromonitoring? Neurocrit Care 2020; 35:172-183. [PMID: 33305337 PMCID: PMC8285339 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-020-01169-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background Good-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (Hunt and Hess 1–2) is generally associated with a favorable prognosis. Nonetheless, patients may still experience secondary deterioration due to delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI), contributing to poor outcome. In those patients, neurological assessment is challenging and invasive neuromonitoring (INM) may help guide DCI treatment. Methods An observational analysis of 135 good-grade SAH patients referred to a single tertiary care center between 2010 and 2018 was performed. In total, 54 good-grade SAH patients with secondary deterioration evading further neurological assessment, were prospectively enrolled for this analysis. The cohort was separated into two groups: before and after introduction of INM in 2014 (pre-INMSecD: n = 28; post-INMSecD: n = 26). INM included either parenchymal oxygen saturation measurement (ptiO2), cerebral microdialysis or both. Episodes of DCI (ptiO2 < 10 mmHg or lactate/pyruvate > 40) were treated via induced hypertension or in refractory cases by endovascular means. The primary outcome was defined as the extended Glasgow outcome scale after 12 months. In addition, we recorded the amount of imaging studies performed and the occurrence of silent and overall DCI-related infarction.
Results Secondary deterioration, impeding neurological assessment, occurred in 54 (40.0%) of all good-grade SAH patients. In those patients, a comparable rate of favorable outcome at 12 months was observed before and after the introduction of INM (pre-INMSecD 14 (50.0%) vs. post-INMSecD 16, (61.6%); p = 0.253). A significant increase in good recovery (pre-INMSecD 6 (50.0%) vs. post-INMSecD 14, (61.6%); p = 0.014) was observed alongside a reduction in the incidence of silent infarctions (pre-INMSecD 8 (28.6%) vs. post-INMSecD 2 (7.7%); p = 0.048) and of overall DCI-related infarction (pre-INMSecD 12 (42.8%) vs. post-INMSecD 4 (23.1%); p = 0.027). The number of CT investigations performed during the DCI time frame decreased from 9.8 ± 5.2 scans in the pre-INMSecD group to 6.1 ± 4.0 (p = 0.003) in the post-INMSecD group. Conclusions A considerable number of patients with good-grade SAH experiences secondary deterioration rendering them neurologically not assessable. In our cohort, the introduction of INM to guide DCI treatment in patients with secondary deterioration increased the rate of good recovery after 12 months. Additionally, a significant reduction of CT scans and infarction load was recorded, which may have an underestimated impact on quality of life and more subtle neuropsychological deficits common after SAH. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s12028-020-01169-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Michael Veldeman
- Department of Neurosurgery, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Takagi K, Watahiki R, Machida T, Onouchi K, Kato K, Oshima M. Reliability and Interobserver Variability of Evans' Index and Disproportionately Enlarged Subarachnoid Space Hydrocephalus as Diagnostic Criteria for Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Asian J Neurosurg 2020; 15:107-112. [PMID: 32181182 PMCID: PMC7057886 DOI: 10.4103/ajns.ajns_354_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background: The image diagnosis of idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is based on the ventriculomegaly, whose criterion is an Evans' Index (EI) >0.3. Recently, disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid space hydrocephalus (DESH) has been proposed as a morphological characteristic to iNPH. Several studies cast doubt on the reliability of these criteria in the diagnosis of iNPH. Furthermore, interobserver differences of these criteria have not yet been investigated. The objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic reliability and interobserver variability of EI and DESH. Materials and Methods: The preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) images of 84 definite iNPH patients were retrospectively evaluated by a neuroradiologist (NR) and physical therapist (PT). They independently assessed the EI and DESH. The MR images were evaluated preoperatively by a neurosurgeon (NS). The results were showed in mean (standard deviation). Results: The mean age was 78.4 (6.3) years (male:female = 49:35). The mean EI was 0.33 (0.04), 0.32 (0.04), and 0.31 (0.03) for NS, NR, and PT, respectively (P < 0.0001). The rate of accurate diagnosis of iNPH with EI >0.3 was 74%, 66%, and 61% for NS, NR, and PT, respectively, and there was a moderate level of agreement. By contrast, there was a substantial lower level of accuracy in assessment with DESH for all three evaluators as 50%, 44%, and 27% for NS, NR, and PT, respectively, again with a moderate level of agreement. However, the rates of patients fulfilling both EI >0.3 and DESH were remarkably lower than either of the two parameters individually at a mere 37%, 30%, and 16% for NS, NR, and PT, respectively, with a low level of agreement between the rates. Conclusion: This study suggests that DESH cannot be a diagnostic criterion for iNPH. If EI >0.3 and DESH were both necessary to diagnose iNPH, then more than 70% of patients would have been misdiagnosed and would have been deprived of the chance of treatment and its benefits. These results request a paradigm shift in the concepts of iNPH.
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- Kiyoshi Takagi
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Center, Kashiwatanaka Hospital, Kashiwa (Current institute: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Center, Nagareyama Central Hospital, Nagareyama), Tsukuba, Japan.,Department of Mechanical and Biofunctional Systems, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Center for Diagnostic Radiology, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Abiko Seijinkai Hospital, Abiko, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical and Biofunctional Systems, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tsukuba, Japan
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Damani R, Mayer S, Dhar R, Martin RH, Nyquist P, Olson DM, Mejia-Mantilla JH, Muehlschlegel S, Jauch EC, Mocco J, Mutoh T, Suarez JI. Common Data Element for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Recommendations from Assessments and Clinical Examination Workgroup/Subcommittee. Neurocrit Care 2020; 30:28-35. [PMID: 31090013 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-019-00736-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical studies of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and unruptured cerebral aneurysms lack uniformity in terms of variables used for assessments and clinical examination of patients which has led to difficulty in comparing studies and performing meta-analyses. The overall goal of the National Institute of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms (UIA) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) Common Data Elements (CDE) Project was to provide common definitions and terminology for future unruptured intracranial aneurysm and SAH research. METHODS This paper summarizes the recommendations of the subcommittee on SAH Assessments and Clinical Examination. The subcommittee consisted of an international and multidisciplinary panel of experts in UIA and SAH. Consensus recommendations were developed by reviewing previously published CDEs for other neurological diseases including traumatic brain injury, epilepsy and stroke, and the SAH literature. Recommendations for CDEs were classified by priority into "core," "supplemental-highly recommended," "supplemental" and "exploratory." RESULTS We identified 248 variables for Assessments and Clinical Examination. Only the World Federation of Neurological Societies grading scale was classified as "Core." The Glasgow Coma Scale was classified as "Supplemental-Highly Recommended." All other Assessments and Clinical Examination variables were categorized as "Supplemental." CONCLUSION The recommended Assessments and Clinical Examination variables have been collated from a large number of potentially useful scales, history, clinical presentation, laboratory, and other tests. We hope that adherence to these recommendations will facilitate the comparison of results across studies and meta-analyses of individual patient data.
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- Rahul Damani
- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Neurosciences Critical Care, Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Zayed 3014C, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgical Neurology, Research Institute for Brain and Blood Vessels, Akita, Japan
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- Neurosciences Critical Care, Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Zayed 3014C, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
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Common Data Elements for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Clinical Research: A National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke and National Library of Medicine Project. Neurocrit Care 2020; 30:4-19. [PMID: 31087257 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-019-00723-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The goal for this project was to develop a comprehensive set of common data elements (CDEs), data definitions, case report forms and guidelines for use in unruptured intracranial aneurysm (UIA) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) clinical research, as part of a new joint effort between the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Library of Medicine of the US National Institutes of Health. These UIA and SAH CDEs will join several other neurological disease-specific CDEs that have already been developed and are available for use by research investigators. METHODS A Working Group (WG) divided into eight sub-groups and a Steering Committee comprised of international UIA and SAH experts reviewed existing NINDS CDEs and instruments, created new elements when needed and provided recommendations for UIA and SAH clinical research. The recommendations were compiled, internally reviewed by the entire UIA and SAH WG and posted online for 6 weeks for external public comments. The UIA and SAH WG and the NINDS CDE team reviewed the final version before posting the SAH Version 1.0 CDE recommendations. RESULTS The NINDS UIA and SAH CDEs and supporting documents are publicly available on the NINDS CDE ( https://www.commondataelements.ninds.nih.gov/#page=Default ) and NIH Repository ( https://cde.nlm.nih.gov/home ) websites. The recommendations are organized into domains including Participant Characteristics and Outcomes and Endpoints. CONCLUSION Dissemination and widespread use of CDEs can facilitate UIA and SAH clinical research and clinical trial design, data sharing, and analyses of observational retrospective and prospective data. It is vital to maintain an international and multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure that these CDEs are implemented and updated when new information becomes available.
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Hänggi D, Etminan N, Mayer SA, Aldrich EF, Diringer MN, Schmutzhard E, Faleck HJ, Ng D, Saville BR, Macdonald RL. Clinical Trial Protocol: Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Efficacy, and Safety Study Comparing EG-1962 to Standard of Care Oral Nimodipine in Adults with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage [NEWTON-2 (Nimodipine Microparticles to Enhance Recovery While Reducing TOxicity After SubarachNoid Hemorrhage)]. Neurocrit Care 2019; 30:88-97. [PMID: 30014184 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-018-0575-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nimodipine is the only drug approved in the treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) in many countries. EG-1962, a product developed using the Precisa™ platform, is an extended-release microparticle formulation of nimodipine that can be administered intraventricularly or intracisternally. It was developed to test the hypothesis that delivering higher concentrations of extended-release nimodipine directly to the cerebrospinal fluid would provide superior efficacy compared to systemic administration. RESULTS A Phase 1/2a multicenter, controlled, randomized, open-label, dose-escalation study determined the maximum tolerated dose and supported the safety and tolerability of EG-1962 in patients with aSAH. EG-1962, 600 mg, was selected for a pivotal, Phase 3 multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group efficacy, and safety study comparing it to standard of care oral nimodipine in adults with aSAH. Key inclusion criteria are patients with a ruptured saccular aneurysm repaired by clipping or coiling, World Federation of Neurological Surgeons grade 2-4, and modified Fisher score of > 1. Patients must have an external ventricular drain as part of standard of care. Patients are randomized to receive intraventricular investigational product (EG-1962 or NaCl solution) and an oral placebo or oral nimodipine in the approved dose regimen (active control) within 48 h of aSAH. The primary objective is to determine the efficacy of EG-1962 compared to oral nimodipine. CONCLUSIONS The primary endpoint is the proportion of subjects with favorable outcome (6-8) on the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale assessed 90 days after aSAH. The secondary endpoint is the proportion of subjects with favorable outcome on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment 90 days after aSAH. Data on safety, rescue therapy, delayed cerebral infarction, and health economics will be collected. Trail registration NCT02790632.
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- Daniel Hänggi
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Neurological Critical Care, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Neurointensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- ResearchPoint Global, Austin, TX, USA
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- Edge Therapeutics, Berkeley Heights, NJ, USA
- Division of Neurosurgery, Labatt Family Centre of Excellence in Brain Injury and Trauma Research, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Research, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Maragkos GA, Enriquez-Marulanda A, Salem MM, Ascanio LC, Chida K, Gupta R, Alturki AY, Kicielinski KP, Ogilvy CS, Moore JM, Thomas AJ. Proposal of a Grading System for Predicting Discharge Mortality and Functional Outcome in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. World Neurosurg 2018; 121:e500-e510. [PMID: 30268551 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several outcome prediction systems have been developed to evaluate aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). However, they can be difficult to use and can contain subjective elements. We sought to identify the predictors of aSAH outcomes at discharge to provide an accurate and reliable scoring system. METHODS A retrospective cohort study of patients with aSAH at an academic institution from 2007 to 2016 was conducted. The primary outcome measure was the modified Rankin scale (mRS) score at discharge, with mRS scores of 0-2 considered favorable and mRS scores of 3-6 considered unfavorable. Factors significant on multivariate regression were used to develop a scale, which was compared with other established grading systems using receiver operating characteristic curves. RESULTS We identified 279 patients with aSAH, 37.3% of whom had unfavorable outcomes. The proposed scale assigns 2 points for postresuscitation Glasgow coma scale score of ≤8, 1 point for age ≥70 years, 1 for antiplatelet therapy on admission, and 1 for SAH thickness of ≥10 mm, with a total score of 0-5. The proposed, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage International Trialists, and Hunt and Hess scales had similar areas under the curve (85.2%, 84.8%, and 80.6%, respectively; P > 0.05) but were significantly better than the World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (78.5%; P = 0.001) and modified Fisher (60.8%; P < 0.001) scales. CONCLUSION We propose a grading scale to predict discharge mortality and functional outcomes in patients with aSAH. The proposed scale outperformed most other outcome prediction scales. The proposed scale contains objective elements, is easy to apply by memory, and can be a useful and effective measure to predict aSAH outcomes.
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- Georgios A Maragkos
- Neurosurgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Neurosurgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Neurosurgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Neurosurgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Neurosurgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Neurosurgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Neurosurgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Neurosurgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Neurosurgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Hong DY, Kim SY, Kim JY, Kim JW. Red blood cell distribution width is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018; 172:82-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Subarachnoid haemorrhage is an uncommon and severe subtype of stroke affecting patients at a mean age of 55 years, leading to loss of many years of productive life. The rupture of an intracranial aneurysm is the underlining cause in 85% of cases. Survival from aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage has increased by 17% in the past few decades, probably because of better diagnosis, early aneurysm repair, prescription of nimodipine, and advanced intensive care support. Nevertheless, survivors commonly have cognitive impairments, which in turn affect patients' daily functionality, working capacity, and quality of life. Additionally, those deficits are frequently accompanied by mood disorders, fatigue, and sleep disturbances. Management requires specialised neurological intensive care units and multidisciplinary clinical expertise, which is better provided in high-volume centres. Many clinical trials have been done, but only two interventions are shown to improve outcome. Challenges that remain relate to prevention of subarachnoid haemorrhage by improved screening and development of lower-risk methods to repair or stabilise aneurysms that have not yet ruptured. Multicentre cooperative efforts might increase the knowledge that can be gained from clinical trials, which is often limited by small studies with differing criteria and endpoints that are done in single centres. Outcome assessments that incorporate finer assessment of neurocognitive function and validated surrogate imaging or biomarkers for outcome could also help to advance the specialty.
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- R Loch Macdonald
- Division of Neurosurgery, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Labatt Family Centre of Excellence in Brain Injury and Trauma Research, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Division of Neurosurgery, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Labatt Family Centre of Excellence in Brain Injury and Trauma Research, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a neurological emergency with high risk of neurological decline and death. Although the presentation of a thunderclap headache or the worst headache of a patient's life easily triggers the evaluation for SAH, subtle presentations are still missed. The gold standard for diagnostic evaluation of SAH remains noncontrast head computed tomography (CT) followed by lumbar puncture if the CT is negative for SAH. Management of patients with SAH follows standard resuscitation of critically ill patients with the emphasis on reducing risks of rebleeding and avoiding secondary brain injuries.
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- Michael K Abraham
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Etminan N, Macdonald R. Management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2017; 140:195-228. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63600-3.00012-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Hänggi D, Etminan N, Macdonald RL, Steiger HJ, Mayer SA, Aldrich F, Diringer MN, Hoh BL, Mocco J, Strange P, Faleck HJ, Miller M. NEWTON: Nimodipine Microparticles to Enhance Recovery While Reducing Toxicity After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care 2016; 23:274-84. [PMID: 25678453 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0112-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. EG-1962 is a sustained-release microparticle formulation of nimodipine that has shown preclinical efficacy when administered intraventricularly or intracisternally to dogs with SAH, without evidence of toxicity at doses in the anticipated therapeutic range. Thus, we propose to administer EG-1962 to humans in order to assess safety and tolerability and determine a dose to investigate efficacy in subsequent clinical studies. METHODS We describe a Phase 1/2a multicenter, controlled, randomized, open-label, dose escalation study to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and assess the safety and tolerability of EG-1962 in patients with aSAH. The study will comprise two parts: a dose escalation period (Part 1) to determine the MTD of EG-1962 and a treatment period (Part 2) to assess the safety and tolerability of the selected dose of EG-1962. Patients with a ruptured saccular aneurysm treated by neurosurgical clipping or endovascular coiling will be considered for enrollment. Patients will be randomized to receive either EG-1962 (study drug: nimodipine microparticles) or oral nimodipine in the approved dose regimen (active control) within 60 h of aSAH. RESULTS Primary objectives are to determine the MTD and the safety and tolerability of the selected dose of intraventricular EG-1962 as compared to enteral nimodipine. The secondary objective is to determine release and distribution by measuring plasma and CSF concentrations of nimodipine. Exploratory objectives are to determine the incidence of delayed cerebral infarction on computed tomography, clinical features of delayed cerebral ischemia, angiographic vasospasm, and incidence of rescue therapy and clinical outcome. Clinical outcome will be determined at 90 days after aSAH using the extended Glasgow outcome scale, modified Rankin scale, Montreal cognitive assessment, telephone interview of cognitive status, and Barthel index. CONCLUSION Here, we describe a Phase 1/2a multicenter, controlled, randomized, open-label, dose escalation study to determine the MTD and assess the safety and tolerability of EG-1962 in patients with aSAH.
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- Daniel Hänggi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany,
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Aisiku IP, Chen PR, Truong H, Monsivais DR, Edlow J. Admission serum lactate predicts mortality in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Am J Emerg Med 2016; 34:708-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 12/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Jaja BNR, Lingsma H, Schweizer TA, Thorpe KE, Steyerberg EW, Macdonald RL. Prognostic value of premorbid hypertension and neurological status in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: pooled analyses of individual patient data in the SAHIT repository. J Neurosurg 2015; 122:644-52. [PMID: 25554825 DOI: 10.3171/2014.10.jns132694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECT The literature has conflicting reports about the prognostic value of premorbid hypertension and neurological status in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of premorbid hypertension and neurological status in the SAH International Trialists repository. METHODS Patient-level meta-analyses were conducted to investigate univariate associations between premorbid hypertension (6 studies; n = 7249), admission neurological status measured on the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) scale (10 studies; n = 10,869), and 3-month Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) score. Multivariable analyses were performed to sequentially adjust for the effects of age, CT clot burden, aneurysm location, aneurysm size, and modality of aneurysm repair. Prognostic associations were estimated across the ordered categories of the GOS using proportional odds models. Nagelkerke's R(2) statistic was used to quantify the added prognostic value of hypertension and neurological status beyond those of the adjustment factors. RESULTS Premorbid hypertension was independently associated with poor outcome, with an unadjusted pooled odds ratio (OR) of 1.73 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.50-2.00) and an adjusted OR of 1.38 (95% CI 1.25-1.53). Patients with a premorbid history of hypertension had higher rates of cardiovascular and renal comorbidities, poorer neurological status (p ≤ 0.001), and higher odds of neurological complications including cerebral infarctions, hydrocephalus, rebleeding, and delayed ischemic neurological deficits. Worsening neurological status was strongly independently associated with poor outcome, including WFNS Grades II (OR 1.85, 95% CI 1.68-2.03), III (OR 3.85, 95% CI 3.32-4.47), IV (OR 5.58, 95% CI 4.91-6.35), and V (OR 14.18, 95% CI 12.20-16.49). Neurological status had substantial added predictive value greater than the combined value of other prognostic factors (R(2) increase > 10%), while the added predictive value of hypertension was marginal (R(2) increase < 0.5%). CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed the strong prognostic effect of neurological status as measured on the WFNS scale and the independent but weak prognostic effect of premorbid hypertension. The effect of premorbid hypertension could involve multifactorial mechanisms, including an increase in the severity of initial bleeding, the rate of comorbid events, and neurological complications.
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Kowoll CM, Dohmen C, Kahmann J, Dziewas R, Schirotzek I, Sakowitz OW, Bösel J. Standards of scoring, monitoring, and parameter targeting in German neurocritical care units: a national survey. Neurocrit Care 2014; 20:176-86. [PMID: 23979795 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-013-9893-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Optimal management of physiological parameters in neurological/neurosurgical intensive care units (NICUs) is largely unclear as high-quality evidence is lacking. The aim of this survey was to investigate if standards exist in the use of clinical scores, systemic and cerebral monitoring and the targeting of physiology values and in what way this affects clinical management in German NICUs. METHODS National survey, on-line anonymized questionnaire. German departments stating to run a neurological, neurosurgical or interdisciplinary neurological/neurosurgical intensive care unit were identified by a web-based search of all German hospitals and contacted via email. RESULTS Responses from 78 German NICUs were obtained. Of 19 proposed clinical/laboratory/radiological scores only 5 were used regularly by >60 %. Bedside neuromonitoring (NM) predominantly consisted of transcranial Doppler sonography (94 %), electroencephalography (92 %) and measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP) (90 %), and was installed if patients had or were threatened by elevated ICP (86 %), had specific diseases like subarachnoid hemorrhage (51 %) or were comatose (35 %). Although mean trigger values for interventions complied with guidelines or wide-spread customs, individual trigger values varied widely, e.g., for hyperglycemia (maximum blood glucose between 120 and 250 mg/dl) or for anemia (minimum hemoglobin values between 5 and 10 g/dl). CONCLUSIONS Although apparently aiming for standardization in neurocritical care, German NICUs show substantial differences in NM and monitoring-associated interventions. In terms of scoring and monitoring methods, German NICUs seem to be quite conservative. These survey results suggest a need of prospective and randomized interventional trials in neurocritical care to help define standards and target values.
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- C M Kowoll
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Köln, Cologne, Germany
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Yokobori S, Watanabe A, Igarashi Y, Tagami T, Kuwamoto K, Ishinokami S, Yokota H. The serum level of brain natriuretic peptide increases in severe subarachnoid hemorrhage thereby reflecting an increase in both cardiac preload and afterload. Cerebrovasc Dis 2014; 38:276-83. [PMID: 25402208 DOI: 10.1159/000368217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The increase of serum brain natriuretic peptide (sBNP) is well known in patients with severe subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, the pathophysiology between the clinical severity of SAH and the sBNP secretion is still not clear. The aim of this study is thus to clarify the cardiovascular pathophysiological mechanisms of sBNP secretion in severe SAH patients. METHODS From the database of multicenter prospective study (SAH PiCCO study), sBNP level was compared among initial Hunt and Kosnik (H-K) gradings on the first day. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis was applied to decide the threshold existing between severe (H-K grade 4-5) and non-severe (H-K grade 2-3) patients. Cardiopulmonary parameters were also measured with thermodilution techniques and compared between low and high sBNP groups. RESULTS sBNP level was significantly higher in severe patients than in non-severe patients (566.5 ± 204.2 vs. 155.7 ± 32.8 pg/ml, p = 0.034). Based on ROC analysis, the threshold value that divides severe and non-severe was 78.6 pg/ml (AUC = 0.79). In the higher sBNP group (≥78.6 pg/ml), global end-diastolic volume index (GEDI) and intrathoracic blood volume index (ITVI), which indicate the cardiac preload, were significantly higher than in the low sBNP group. The systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI), the indicator for sympathetic activation and cardiac afterload, was also higher in the high BNP group. CONCLUSIONS In severe SAH patients, sBNP elevation was significantly associated with the increase of both cardiac preload and afterload. sBNP may be a good severity biomarker in SAH patients, reflecting the systemic impact it makes on cardiovascular preload and afterload.
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- Shoji Yokobori
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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The diagnosis of and emergent care for the patient with subarachnoid haemorrhage in resource-limited settings. Afr J Emerg Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2014.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Clinical prediction models for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review. Neurocrit Care 2013; 18:143-53. [PMID: 23138544 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-012-9792-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical prediction models can enhance clinical decision-making and research. However, available prediction models in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) are rarely used. We evaluated the methodological validity of SAH prediction models and the relevance of the main predictors to identify potentially reliable models and to guide future attempts at model development. METHODS We searched the EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Web of Science databases from January 1995 to June 2012 to identify studies that reported clinical prediction models for mortality and functional outcome in aSAH. Validated methods were used to minimize bias. RESULTS Eleven studies were identified; 3 developed models from datasets of phase 3 clinical trials, the others from single hospital records. The median patient sample size was 340 (interquartile range 149-733). The main predictors used were age (n = 8), Fisher grade (n = 6), World Federation of Neurological Surgeons grade (n = 5), aneurysm size (n = 5), and Hunt and Hess grade (n = 3). Age was consistently dichotomized. Potential predictors were prescreened by univariate analysis in 36 % of studies. Only one study was penalized for model optimism. Details about model development were often insufficiently described and no published studies provided external validation. CONCLUSIONS While clinical prediction models for aSAH use a few simple predictors, there are substantial methodological problems with the models and none have had external validation. This precludes the use of existing models for clinical or research purposes. We recommend further studies to develop and validate reliable clinical prediction models for aSAH.
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Macdonald RL. Editorial: Outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg 2012; 117:12-4; discussion 14. [DOI: 10.3171/2012.1.jns112105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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