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Mulder HD, Helfferich J, Kneyber MCJ. The neurological wake-up test in severe pediatric traumatic brain injury: a long term, single-center experience. Front Pediatr 2024; 12:1367337. [PMID: 38464893 PMCID: PMC10920253 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1367337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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Objectives To describe the use and outcomes of the neurological wake-up test (NWT) in pediatric severe traumatic brain injury (pTBI). Design Retrospective single-center observational cohort study. Setting Medical-surgical tertiary pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in a university medical center and Level 1 Trauma Center. Patients Children younger than 18 years with severe TBI [i.e., Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of ≤8] admitted between January 2010 and December 2020. Subjects with non-traumatic brain injury were excluded. Measurements and main results Of 168 TBI patients admitted, 36 (21%) met the inclusion criteria. Median age was 8.5 years [2 months to 16 years], 5 patients were younger than 6 months. Median initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Glasgow Motor Scale (GMS) was 6 [3-8] and 3 [1-5]. NWTs were initiated in 14 (39%) patients, with 7 (50%) labelled as successful. Fall from a height was the underlying injury mechanism in those seven. NWT-failure occurred in patients admitted after traffic accidents. Sedation use in both NWT-subgroups (successful vs. failure) was comparable. Cause of NWT-failure was non-arousal (71%) or severe agitation (29%). Subjects with NWT failure subsequently had radiological examination (29%), repeat NWT (43%), continuous interruption of sedation (14%) or intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring (14%). The primary reason for not doing NWTs was intracranial hypertension in 59%. Compared to the NWT-group, the non-NWT group had a higher PRISM III score (18.9 vs. 10.6), lower GCS/GMS at discharge, more associated trauma, and circulatory support. Nine patients (25%) died during their PICU admission, none of them had an NWT. Conclusion We observed limited use of NWTs in pediatric severe TBI. Patients who failed the NWT were indistinguishable from those without NWT. Both groups were more severely affected compared to the NWT successes. Therefore, our results may indicate that only a select group of severe pTBI patients qualify for the NWT.
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- Hilde D. Mulder
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Felling RJ, Kamerkar A, Friedman ML, Said AS, LaRovere KL, Bell MJ, Bembea MM. Neuromonitoring During ECMO Support in Children. Neurocrit Care 2023; 39:701-713. [PMID: 36720837 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01675-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a potentially lifesaving intervention for children with severe cardiac or respiratory failure. It is used with increasing frequency and in increasingly more complex and severe diseases. Neurological injuries are important causes of morbidity and mortality in children treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and include ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, hypoxic-ischemic injury, and seizures. In this review, we discuss the epidemiology and pathophysiology of neurological injury in patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and we review the current state of knowledge for available modalities of monitoring neurological function in these children. These include structural imaging with computed tomography and ultrasound, cerebral blood flow monitoring with near-infrared spectroscopy and transcranial Doppler ultrasound, and physiological monitoring with electroencephalography and plasma biomarkers. We highlight areas of need and emerging advances that will improve our understanding of neurological injury related to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and help to reduce the burden of neurological sequelae in these children.
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- Ryan J Felling
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 N. Wolfe Street, Suite 2158, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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McCredie VA, Chavarría J, Baker AJ. How do we identify the crashing traumatic brain injury patient - the intensivist's view. Curr Opin Crit Care 2021; 27:320-327. [PMID: 33852501 PMCID: PMC8240643 DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000000825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Over 40% of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) show clinically significant neurological worsening within the acute admission period. This review addresses the importance of identifying the crashing TBI patient, the difficulties appreciating clinical neurological deterioration in the comatose patient and how neuromonitoring may provide continuous real-time ancillary information to detect physiologic worsening. RECENT FINDINGS The latest editions of the Brain Trauma Foundation's Guidelines omitted management algorithms for adult patients with severe TBI. Subsequently, three consensus-based management algorithms were published using a Delphi method approach to provide a bridge between the evidence-based guidelines and integration of the individual treatment modalities at the bedside. These consensus statements highlight the serious situation of critical deterioration requiring emergent evaluation and guidance on sedation holds to obtain a neurological examination while balancing the potential risks of inducing a stress response. SUMMARY One of the central tenets of neurocritical care is to detect the brain in trouble. The first and most fundamental neurological monitoring tool is the clinical exam. Ancillary neuromonitoring data may provide early physiologic biomarkers to help anticipate, prevent or halt secondary brain injury processes. Future research should seek to understand how data integration and visualization technologies may reduce the cognitive workload to improve timely detection of neurological deterioration.
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- Victoria A. McCredie
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto
- Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network
- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto
- Department of Critical Care, St. Michael's Hospital Toronto, University of Toronto
- Department of Anesthesia, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael's Hospital Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Musick S, Alberico A. Neurologic Assessment of the Neurocritical Care Patient. Front Neurol 2021; 12:588989. [PMID: 33828517 PMCID: PMC8019734 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.588989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Sedation is a ubiquitous practice in ICUs and NCCUs. It has the benefit of reducing cerebral energy demands, but also precludes an accurate neurologic assessment. Because of this, sedation is intermittently stopped for the purposes of a neurologic assessment, which is termed a neurologic wake-up test (NWT). NWTs are considered to be the gold-standard in continued assessment of brain-injured patients under sedation. NWTs also produce an acute stress response that is accompanied by elevations in blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, and ICP. Utilization of cerebral microdialysis and brain tissue oxygen monitoring in small cohorts of brain-injured patients suggests that this is not mirrored by alterations in cerebral metabolism, and seldom affects oxygenation. The hard contraindications for the NWT are preexisting intracranial hypertension, barbiturate treatment, status epilepticus, and hyperthermia. However, hemodynamic instability, sedative use for primary ICP control, and sedative use for severe agitation or respiratory distress are considered significant safety concerns. Despite ubiquitous recommendation, it is not clear if additional clinically relevant information is gleaned through its use, especially with the contemporaneous utilization of multimodality monitoring. Various monitoring modalities provide unique and pertinent information about neurologic function, however, their role in improving patient outcomes and guiding treatment plans has not been fully elucidated. There is a paucity of information pertaining to the optimal frequency of NWTs, and if it differs based on type of injury. Only one concrete recommendation was found in the literature, exemplifying the uncertainty surrounding its utility. The most common sedative used and recommended is propofol because of its rapid onset, short duration, and reduction of cerebral energy requirements. Dexmedetomidine may be employed to facilitate serial NWTs, and should always be used in the non-intubated patient or if propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS) develops. Midazolam is not recommended due to tissue accumulation and residual sedation confounding a reliable NWT. Thus, NWTs are well-tolerated in selected patients and remain recommended as the gold-standard for continued neuromonitoring. Predicated upon one expert panel, they should be performed at least one time per day. Propofol or dexmedetomidine are the main sedative choices, both enabling a rapid awakening and consistent NWT.
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- Shane Musick
- Department of Neurosurgery, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States
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Prabhakar H, Tripathy S, Gupta N, Singhal V, Mahajan C, Kapoor I, Wanchoo J, Kalaivani M. Consensus Statement on Analgo-sedation in Neurocritical Care and Review of Literature. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25:126-133. [PMID: 33707888 PMCID: PMC7922463 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Aim and objective Our main objective in developing this consensus is to bring together a set of most agreed-upon statements from a panel of global experts that would act as a guide for clinicians working in neurocritical care units (NCCUs). Background Given the physiological benefits of analgo-sedation in the NCCU, there is little information on their tailoring in the NCCU. This lack of evidence and guidelines on the use of sedation and analgesia in patients with neurological injury leads to a variation in clinical care based on patient requirements and institutional protocols. Review results Thirty-nine international experts agreed to be a member of this consensus panel. A Delphi method based on a Web-based questionnaire developed with Google Forms on a secure institute server was used to seek opinions of experts. Questions were related to sedation and analgesia in the neurocritical care unit. A predefined threshold of agreement was established as 70% to support any recommendation, strong, moderate, or weak. No recommendations were made below this threshold. Responses were collected from all the experts, summated, and expressed as percentage (%). After three rounds, consensus could be reached for 6 statements related to analgesia and 5 statements related to sedation. Consensus could not be reached for 10 statements related to analgesia and 5 statements related to sedation. Conclusion This global consensus statement may help in guiding practitioners in clinical decision-making regarding analgo-sedation in the NCCUs, thereby helping in improving patient recovery profiles. Clinical significance In the lack of high-level evidence, the recommendations may be seen as the current best clinical practice. How to cite this article Prabhakar H, Tripathy S, Gupta N, Singhal V, Mahajan C, Kapoor I, et al. Consensus Statement on Analgo-sedation in Neurocritical Care and Review of Literature. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(2):126–133.
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- Hemanshu Prabhakar
- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, Medanta: The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, Medanta: The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Temporal Dynamics of Cerebral Blood Flow During the Acute Course of Severe Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Studied by Bedside Xenon-Enhanced CT. Neurocrit Care 2020; 30:280-290. [PMID: 30790226 PMCID: PMC6420446 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-019-00675-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background Compromised cerebral blood flow (CBF) is a crucial factor in delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Repeated measurement of CBF may improve our understanding of the temporal dynamics following SAH. The aim of this study was to assess CBF at different phases of the acute course in poor-grade SAH patients, hypothesizing more pronounced disturbances at day 4–7, and that the initial level of CBF determines the following course of CBF. Methods Mechanically ventilated SAH patients were scheduled for bedside measurement of regional and global cortical CBF at day 0–3, 4–7, and 8–12, using xenon-enhanced computed tomography in a mobile setup. Patients were dichotomized depending on high or low initial global cortical CBF and cutoff level 30 ml/100 g/min. Results Eighty-one patients were included, and 51 had measurements at day 0–3 and 4–7. In patients with high initial CBF, the level was unchanged at day 4–7; 37.7 (IQR 32.6–46.7) ml/100 g/min versus 36.8 (IQR 29.5–44.8). The low-CBF group showed a slight increase from 23.6 (IQR 21.0–28.1) ml/100 g/min to 28.4 (IQR 22.7–38.3) (P = 0.025), still markedly lower than the high-CBF group (P = 0.016). In the low-CBF group, CBF increased in patients who received hypertension, hypervolemia, and hemodilution (HHH therapy) but remained low in standard treated patients. For the subset of 27 patients examined also at day 8–12, the differences depending on initial CBF level were no longer statistically significant. Among patients with still low CBF at day 4–7, the proportion who had poor short-term outcome was 55% compared to 35% (n.s.) for patients with high CBF. Conclusions CBF studied in poor-grade SAH patients at large did not show any statistically significant changes over time. Stratifying patients by high or low initial CBF and whether HHH therapy was given revealed an association between low initial CBF and persistent low CBF at day 4–7. These findings may be of clinical relevance in managing SAH patients with low early CBF.
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Effect of HHH-Therapy on Regional CBF after Severe Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Studied by Bedside Xenon-Enhanced CT. Neurocrit Care 2019; 28:143-151. [PMID: 28983856 PMCID: PMC5948237 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-017-0439-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background Management of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is difficult and still carries controversies. In this study, the effect of therapeutic hypervolemia, hemodilution, and hypertension (HHH-therapy) on cerebral blood flow (CBF) was assessed by xenon-enhanced computerized tomography (XeCT) hypothesizing an increase in CBF in poorly perfused regions. Methods Bedside XeCT measurements of regional CBF in mechanically ventilated SAH patients were routinely scheduled for day 0–3, 4–7, and 8–12. At clinical suspicion of DCI, patients received 5-day HHH-therapy. For inclusion, XeCT was required at 0–48 h before start of HHH (baseline) and during therapy. Data from corresponding time-windows were also collected for non-DCI patients. Results Twenty patients who later developed DCI were included, and twenty-eight patients without DCI were identified for comparison. During HHH, there was a slight nonsignificant increase in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and a significant reduction in hematocrit. Median global cortical CBF for the DCI group increased from 29.5 (IQR 24.6–33.9) to 38.4 (IQR 27.0–41.2) ml/100 g/min (P = 0.001). There was a concomitant increase in regional CBF of the worst vascular territories, and the proportion of area with blood flow below 20 ml/100 g/min was significantly reduced. Non-DCI patients showed higher CBF at baseline, and no significant change over time. Conclusions HHH-therapy appeared to increase global and regional CBF in DCI patients. The increase in SBP was small, while the decrease in hematocrit was more pronounced, which may suggest that intravascular volume status and rheological effects are of importance. XeCT may be potentially helpful in managing poor-grade SAH patients.
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Hemodynamic Disturbances in the Early Phase After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Studied by Bedside Xenon-enhanced CT. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2018; 30:49-58. [PMID: 27906765 DOI: 10.1097/ana.0000000000000395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The mechanisms leading to neurological deterioration and the devastating course of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are still not well understood. Bedside xenon-enhanced computerized tomography (XeCT) enables measurements of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) during neurosurgical intensive care. In the present study, CBF characteristics in the early phase after severe SAH were explored and related to clinical characteristics and early clinical course outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients diagnosed with SAH and requiring mechanical ventilation were prospectively enrolled in the study. Bedside XeCT was performed within day 0 to 3. RESULTS Data from 64 patients were obtained. Median global CBF was 34.9 mL/100 g/min (interquartile range [IQR], 26.7 to 41.6). There was a difference in CBF related to age with higher global CBF in the younger patients (30 to 49 y). CBF was also related to the severity of SAH with lower CBF in Fisher grade 4 compared with grade 3. rCBF disturbances and hypoperfusion were common; in 43 of the 64 patients rCBF<20 mL/100 g/min was detected in more than 10% of the region-of-interest (ROI) area and in 17 patients such low-flow area exceeded 30%. rCBF was not related to the localization of the aneurysm; there was no difference in rCBF of ipsilateral compared with contralateral vascular territories. In patients who initially were in Hunt & Hess grade I to III, median global CBF day 0 to 3 was significantly lower for patients who were in poor neurological state at discharge compared with patients in good neurological state, 25.5 mL/100 g/min (IQR, 21.3 to 28.3) versus 37.8 mL/100 g/min (IQR, 30.5 to 47.6). CONCLUSIONS CBF disturbances are common in the early phase after SAH. In many patients, CBF was heterogenic and substantial areas with low rCBF were detected. Age and CT Fisher grade were factors influencing global cortical CBF. Bedside XeCT may be a tool to identify patients at risk of deteriorating so they can receive intensified management, but this needs further exploration.
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Rostami E, Engquist H, Howells T, Johnson U, Ronne-Engström E, Nilsson P, Hillered L, Lewén A, Enblad P. Early low cerebral blood flow and high cerebral lactate: prediction of delayed cerebral ischemia in subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg 2018; 128:1762-1770. [DOI: 10.3171/2016.11.jns161140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVEDelayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is one of the major contributors to poor outcome. It is crucial to be able to detect early signs of DCI to prevent its occurrence. The objective of this study was to determine if low cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurements and pathological microdialysis parameters measured at the bedside can be observed early in patients with SAH who later developed DCI.METHODSThe authors included 30 patients with severe SAH. The CBF measurements were performed at Day 0–3 after disease onset, using bedside xenon-CT. Interstitial glucose, lactate, pyruvate, glycerol, and glutamate were measured using microdialysis.RESULTSNine of 30 patients developed DCI. Patients with DCI showed significantly lower global and regional CBF, and lactate was significantly increased in these patients. A high lactate/pyruvate ratio was also detected in patients with DCI.CONCLUSIONSEarly low CBF measurements and a high lactate and lactate/pyruvate ratio may be early warning signs of the risk of developing DCI. The clinical value of these findings needs to be confirmed in larger studies.
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- Elham Rostami
- 1Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience,
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- 1Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience,
- 2Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Surgical Sciences, and
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- 1Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience,
- 3Department of Surgical Sciences and Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- 1Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience,
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- 1Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience,
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- 1Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience,
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- 1Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience,
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Marklund N. The Neurological Wake-up Test-A Role in Neurocritical Care Monitoring of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients? Front Neurol 2017; 8:540. [PMID: 29089921 PMCID: PMC5650971 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The most fundamental clinical monitoring tool in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients is the repeated clinical examination. In the severe TBI patient treated by continuous sedation in a neurocritical care (NCC) unit, sedation interruption is required to enable a clinical evaluation (named the neurological wake-up test; NWT) assessing the level of consciousness, pupillary diameter and reactivity to light, and presence of focal neurological deficits. There is a basic conflict regarding the NWT in the NCC setting; can the clinical information obtained by the NWT justify the risk of inducing a stress response in a severe TBI patient? Furthermore, in the presence of advanced multimodal monitoring and neuroimaging, is the NWT necessary to identify important clinical alterations? In studies of severe TBI patients, the NWT was consistently shown to induce a stress reaction including brief increases in intracranial pressure (ICP) and changes in cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP). However, it has not been established whether these short-lived ICP and CPP changes are detrimental to the injured brain. Daily interruption of sedation is associated with a reduced ventilator time, shorter hospital stay and reduced mortality in many studies of general intensive care unit patients, although such clinical benefits have not been firmly established in TBI. To date, there is no consensus on the use of the NWT among NCC units and systematic studies are scarce. Thus, additional studies evaluating the role of the NWT in clinical decision-making are needed. Multimodal NCC monitoring may be an adjunct in assessing in which TBI patients the NWT can be safely performed. At present, the NWT remains the golden standard for clinical monitoring and detection of neurological changes in NCC and could be considered in TBI patients with stable baseline ICP and CPP readings. The focus of the present review is an overview of the existing literature on the role of the NWT as a clinical monitoring tool for severe TBI patients.
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- Niklas Marklund
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Neurosurgery, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Stocchetti N, Carbonara M, Citerio G, Ercole A, Skrifvars MB, Smielewski P, Zoerle T, Menon DK. Severe traumatic brain injury: targeted management in the intensive care unit. Lancet Neurol 2017; 16:452-464. [PMID: 28504109 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(17)30118-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is currently managed in the intensive care unit with a combined medical-surgical approach. Treatment aims to prevent additional brain damage and to optimise conditions for brain recovery. TBI is typically considered and treated as one pathological entity, although in fact it is a syndrome comprising a range of lesions that can require different therapies and physiological goals. Owing to advances in monitoring and imaging, there is now the potential to identify specific mechanisms of brain damage and to better target treatment to individuals or subsets of patients. Targeted treatment is especially relevant for elderly people-who now represent an increasing proportion of patients with TBI-as preinjury comorbidities and their therapies demand tailored management strategies. Progress in monitoring and in understanding pathophysiological mechanisms of TBI could change current management in the intensive care unit, enabling targeted interventions that could ultimately improve outcomes.
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- Nino Stocchetti
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Milan, Italy; University of Milan, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplants, Milan, Italy.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Milan, Italy
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- University of Milan-Bicocca, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milan, Italy; San Gerardo Hospital, Neurointensive Care, ASST, Monza, Italy
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- Addenbrooke's Hospital, Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Monash University, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Helsinki, Finland
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- University of Cambridge Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge, UK
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Milan, Italy
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- Addenbrooke's Hospital, Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Hou D, Liu B, Zhang J, Wang Q, Zheng W. Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Short-Course Deep Sedation Therapy for the Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage After Surgery: A Non-Randomized Control Study. Med Sci Monit 2016; 22:2670-8. [PMID: 27466863 PMCID: PMC4975571 DOI: 10.12659/msm.899787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background While mild and moderate sedation have been widely used to reduce sudden agitation in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients after surgery, agitation is still a frequent problem, which may cause postoperative blood pressure fluctuation. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of short-course deep sedation for the treatment of ICH after surgery. Material/Methods A total of 41 ICH patients who received surgery, including traditional craniotomy hematoma removal and decompressive craniectomy, were including in this non-randomized control study. Patients in the deep sedation group received continuous postoperative sedation with a target course for ≤12 hours and reached SAS scores of 1~2. Patients in the traditional sedition group received continuous light sedation and reached SAS scores of 3~4. Additional therapeutic interventions included antihypertensive treatment, mechanical ventilation, tracheotomy, and re-operation. Results Patients in the deep sedation group had deeper sedation degree, and lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Residual hematoma after surgery in patients in the deep sedation group were smaller on the second, seventh, and fourteenth day after surgery (p=0.023, 0.003, 0.004, respectively). The 3-month mortality and quality of life of patients in the deep sedation group were lower and better than that of patients in the traditional sedation group, respectively (p=0.044, p<0.01). No significant difference in the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and ICU days were observed between the two groups. Conclusions Short-course deep sedation therapy in ICH patients after surgery is efficient in controlling postoperative blood pressure, reducing re-bleeding, and improving clinical prognosis.
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- Dapeng Hou
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Center of Imaging, The Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Dapartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong, China (mainland)
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Microdialysis enables the chemistry of the extracellular interstitial space to be monitored. Use of this technique in patients with acute brain injury has increased our understanding of the pathophysiology of several acute neurological disorders. In 2004, a consensus document on the clinical application of cerebral microdialysis was published. Since then, there have been significant advances in the clinical use of microdialysis in neurocritical care. The objective of this review is to report on the International Microdialysis Forum held in Cambridge, UK, in April 2014 and to produce a revised and updated consensus statement about its clinical use including technique, data interpretation, relationship with outcome, role in guiding therapy in neurocritical care and research applications.
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Young B, Kalanuria A, Kumar M, Burke K, Balu R, Amendolia O, McNulty K, Marion B, Beckmann B, Ciocco L, Miller K, Schuele D, Maloney-Wilensky E, Frangos S, Wright D. Cerebral Microdialysis. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2016; 28:109-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cnc.2015.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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de Oliveira Manoel AL, Goffi A, Marotta TR, Schweizer TA, Abrahamson S, Macdonald RL. The critical care management of poor-grade subarachnoid haemorrhage. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2016; 20:21. [PMID: 26801901 PMCID: PMC4724088 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-016-1193-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage is a neurological syndrome with complex systemic complications. The rupture of an intracranial aneurysm leads to the acute extravasation of arterial blood under high pressure into the subarachnoid space and often into the brain parenchyma and ventricles. The haemorrhage triggers a cascade of complex events, which ultimately can result in early brain injury, delayed cerebral ischaemia, and systemic complications. Although patients with poor-grade subarachnoid haemorrhage (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies 4 and 5) are at higher risk of early brain injury, delayed cerebral ischaemia, and systemic complications, the early and aggressive treatment of this patient population has decreased overall mortality from more than 50% to 35% in the last four decades. These management strategies include (1) transfer to a high-volume centre, (2) neurological and systemic support in a dedicated neurological intensive care unit, (3) early aneurysm repair, (4) use of multimodal neuromonitoring, (5) control of intracranial pressure and the optimisation of cerebral oxygen delivery, (6) prevention and treatment of medical complications, and (7) prevention, monitoring, and aggressive treatment of delayed cerebral ischaemia. The aim of this article is to provide a summary of critical care management strategies applied to the subarachnoid haemorrhage population, especially for patients in poor neurological condition, on the basis of the modern concepts of early brain injury and delayed cerebral ischaemia.
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- Airton Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel
- St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1 W8, Canada. .,Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1 W8, Canada.
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- Toronto Western Hospital MSNICU, 2nd Floor McLaughlin Room 411-H, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada
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- St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1 W8, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1 W8, Canada
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- St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1 W8, Canada
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- St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1 W8, Canada.,Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1 W8, Canada
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Maintenance of adequate oxygenation is a mainstay of intensive care, however, recommendations on the safety, accuracy, and the potential clinical utility of invasive and non-invasive tools to monitor brain and systemic oxygenation in neurocritical care are lacking. A literature search was conducted for English language articles describing bedside brain and systemic oxygen monitoring in neurocritical care patients from 1980 to August 2013. Imaging techniques e.g., PET are not considered. A total of 281 studies were included, the majority described patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). All tools for oxygen monitoring are safe. Parenchymal brain oxygen (PbtO2) monitoring is accurate to detect brain hypoxia, and it is recommended to titrate individual targets of cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), ventilator parameters (PaCO2, PaO2), and transfusion, and to manage intracranial hypertension, in combination with ICP monitoring. SjvO2 is less accurate than PbtO2. Given limited data, NIRS is not recommended at present for adult patients who require neurocritical care. Systemic monitoring of oxygen (PaO2, SaO2, SpO2) and CO2 (PaCO2, end-tidal CO2) is recommended in patients who require neurocritical care.
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Piva S, Dora G, Minelli C, Michelini M, Turla F, Mazza S, D'Ottavi P, Moreno-Duarte I, Sottini C, Eikermann M, Latronico N. The Surgical Optimal Mobility Score predicts mortality and length of stay in an Italian population of medical, surgical, and neurologic intensive care unit patients. J Crit Care 2015; 30:1251-7. [PMID: 26315654 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE We validated the Italian version of Surgical Optimal Mobility Score (SOMS) and evaluated its ability to predict intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital length of stay (LOS), and hospital mortality in a mixed population of ICU patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We applied the Italian version of SOMS in a consecutive series of prospectively enrolled, adult ICU patients. Surgical Optimal Mobility Score level was assessed twice a day by ICU nurses and twice a week by an expert mobility team. Zero-truncated Poisson regression was used to identify predictors for ICU and hospital LOS, and logistic regression for hospital mortality. All models were adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS Of 98 patients recruited, 19 (19.4%) died in hospital, of whom 17 without and 2 with improved mobility level achieved during the ICU stay. SOMS improvement was independently associated with lower hospital mortality (odds ratio, 0.07; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.01-0.42) but increased hospital LOS (odds ratio, 1.21; 95% CI: 1.10-1.33). A higher first-morning SOMS on ICU admission, indicating better mobility, was associated with lower ICU and hospital LOS (rate ratios, 0.89 [95% CI, 0.80-0.99] and 0.84 [95% CI, 0.79-0.89], respectively). CONCLUSIONS The first-morning SOMS on ICU admission predicted ICU and hospital LOS in a mixed population of ICU patients. SOMS improvement was associated with reduced hospital mortality but increased hospital LOS, suggesting the need of optimizing hospital trajectories after ICU discharge.
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- Simone Piva
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, England, UK
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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Recommendations for the use of multimodal monitoring in the neurointensive care unit. Curr Opin Crit Care 2015; 21:113-9. [DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000000179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lenell S, Nyholm L, Lewén A, Enblad P. Updated periodic evaluation of standardized neurointensive care shows that it is possible to maintain a high level of favorable outcome even with increasing mean age. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015; 157:417-25. [PMID: 25591801 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-014-2329-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Periodic evaluation of neurointensive care (NIC) is important. There is a risk that quality of daily care declines and there may also be unrecognized changes in patient characteristics and management. The aim of this work was to investigate the characteristics and outcome for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients in the period 2008-2009 in comparison with 1996-1997 and to some extent also with earlier periods. METHODS TBI patients 16-79 years old admitted from 2008 to 2009 were selected for the study. Glasgow Coma Scale Motor score at admission (GCS M), radiology, surgery, and outcome (Glasgow Outcome Extended Scale) were collected from Uppsala Traumatic Brain Injury Register. RESULTS The study included 148 patients (mean age, 45 years). Patients >60 years old increased from 16 % 1996-1997 to 30 % 2008-2009 (p < 0.01). The proportion of GCS M 4-6 were similar, 92 vs. 93 % (NS). In 1996-1997 patients, 73 % had diffuse injury (Marshall classification) compared to 77 % for the 2008-2009 period (NS). More patients underwent surgery during 2008-2009 (43 %) compared to 1996-1997 (32 %, p < 0.05). Good recovery increased and mortality decreased substantially from 1980-1981 to 1987-1988 and to 1996-1997, but then the results were unchanged in the 2008-2009 period, with 73 % favorable outcome and 11 % mortality. Mortality increased in GCS M 6-4, from 2.8 % in 1996-1997 to 10 % in 2008-2009 (p < 0.05); most of the patients that died had aggravating factors, e.g., high age, malignancy. CONCLUSIONS A large-proportion favorable outcome was maintained despite that patients >60 years with poorer prognosis doubled, indicating that the quality of NIC has increased or at least is unchanged. More surgery may have contributed to maintaining the large proportion of favorable outcome. For future improvements, more knowledge about TBI management in the elderly is required.
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Perez-Barcena J, Llompart-Pou JA, O'Phelan KH. Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Management of Intracranial Hypertension. Crit Care Clin 2014; 30:735-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2014.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Jeon SB, Koh Y, Choi HA, Lee K. Critical care for patients with massive ischemic stroke. J Stroke 2014; 16:146-60. [PMID: 25328873 PMCID: PMC4200590 DOI: 10.5853/jos.2014.16.3.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Revised: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Malignant cerebral edema following ischemic stroke is life threatening, as it can cause inadequate blood flow and perfusion leading to irreversible tissue hypoxia and metabolic crisis. Increased intracranial pressure and brain shift can cause herniation syndrome and finally brain death. Multiple randomized clinical trials have shown that preemptive decompressive hemicraniectomy effectively reduces mortality and morbidity in patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction. Another life-saving decompressive surgery is suboccipital craniectomy for patients with brainstem compression by edematous cerebellar infarction. In addition to decompressive surgery, cerebrospinal fluid drainage by ventriculostomy should be considered for patients with acute hydrocephalus following stroke. Medical treatment begins with sedation, analgesia, and general measures including ventilatory support, head elevation, maintaining a neutral neck position, and avoiding conditions associated with intracranial hypertension. Optimization of cerebral perfusion pressure and reduction of intracranial pressure should always be pursued simultaneously. Osmotherapy with mannitol is the standard treatment for intracranial hypertension, but hypertonic saline is also an effective alternative. Therapeutic hypothermia may also be considered for treatment of brain edema and intracranial hypertension, but its neuroprotective effects have not been demonstrated in stroke. Barbiturate coma therapy has been used to reduce metabolic demand, but has become less popular because of its systemic adverse effects. Furthermore, general medical care is critical because of the complex interactions between the brain and other organ systems. Some challenging aspects of critical care, including ventilator support, sedation and analgesia, and performing neurological examinations in the setting of a minimal stimulation protocol, are addressed in this review.
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- Sang-Beom Jeon
- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Sarrafzadeh AS, Vajkoczy P, Bijlenga P, Schaller K. Monitoring in Neurointensive Care - The Challenge to Detect Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in High-Grade Aneurysmal SAH. Front Neurol 2014; 5:134. [PMID: 25101052 PMCID: PMC4104636 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2014.00134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) is a feared and significant medical complication following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). It occurs in about 30% of patients surviving the initial hemorrhage, mostly between days 4 and 10 after aSAH. Clinical deterioration attributable to DCI is a diagnosis of exclusion and especially difficult to diagnose in patients who are comatose or sedated. The latter are typically patients with a high grade on the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies scale (WFNS grade 4-5), who represent approximately 40-70% of the patient population with ruptured aneurysms. In this group of patients, the incidence of DCI is often underestimated and higher when compared to low WFNS grade patients. To overcome difficulties in diagnosing DCI, which is especially relevant in sedated and comatose patients, the article reports the most recent recommendation for definition of DCI and discusses their advantages and problematic issues in neurocritical care practice. Finally, appropriate neuromonitoring techniques and their clinical impact in high-grade SAH patients are summarized.
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- Asita S Sarrafzadeh
- Division of Neurosurgery, Geneva Neuroscience Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva , Geneva , Switzerland ; Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Geneva Neuroscience Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva , Geneva , Switzerland
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Geneva Neuroscience Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva , Geneva , Switzerland
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