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Zhou Z, Lu W, Zhang C, Xiang L, Xiang L, Chen C, Wang B, Guo L, Shan Y, Li X, Zhao Z, Zou J, Dai X, Zhao Z. A visualized MAC nomogram online predicts the risk of three-month mortality in Chinese elderly aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients undergoing endovascular coiling. Neurol Sci 2023; 44:3209-3220. [PMID: 37020068 PMCID: PMC10075504 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-023-06777-x] [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: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is an aggressive disease with higher mortality rate in the elderly population. Unfortunately, the previous models for predicting clinical prognosis are still not accurate enough. Therefore, we aimed to construct and validate a visualized nomogram model to predict online the 3-month mortality in elderly aSAH patients undergoing endovascular coiling. METHOD We conducted a retrospective analysis of 209 elderly aSAH patients at People's Hospital of Hunan Province, China. A nomogram was developed based on multivariate logistic regression and forward stepwise regression analysis, then validated using the bootstrap validation method (n = 1000). In addition, the performance of the nomogram was evaluated by various indicators to prove its clinical value. RESULT Morbid pupillary reflex, age, and using a breathing machine were independent predictors of 3-month mortality. The AUC of the nomogram was 0.901 (95% CI: 0.853-0.950), and the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test showed good calibration of the nomogram (p = 0.4328). Besides, the bootstrap validation method internally validated the nomogram with an area under the curve of the receiver operator characteristic (AUROC) of 0.896 (95% CI: 0.846-0.945). Decision curve analysis (DCA) and clinical impact curve (CIC) indicated the nomogram's excellent clinical utility and applicability. CONCLUSION An easily applied visualized nomogram model named MAC (morbid pupillary reflex-age-breathing machine) based on three accessible factors has been successfully developed. The MAC nomogram is an accurate and complementary tool to support individualized decision-making and emphasizes that patients with higher risk of mortality may require closer monitoring. Furthermore, a web-based online version of the risk calculator would greatly contribute to the spread of the model in this field.
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- Zhou Zhou
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital (People's Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital (People's Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital (People's Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing First Hospital, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Clinical Research Institute, Hengyang Medical School, The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital (People's Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital (People's Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital (People's Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing First Hospital, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing First Hospital, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hengyang Medical School, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital (People's Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
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Gouvêa Bogossian E, Blandino Ortiz A, Esposito V, Caricato A, Righy Shinotsuka C, Monléon Lopez B, Giannì G, Macchini E, de Pablo Sanchez R, Pisapia L, Turon R, Gonçalves B, Badenes R, Kurtz P, Taccone FS. Neurological Pupil Index and Delayed Cerebral Ischemia after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Multicentric Study. Neurocrit Care 2023; 39:116-124. [PMID: 37225941 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01744-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) occurs in around 30% of patients suffering from nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and is associated with poor neurological outcome. Whether the Neurological Pupil index (NPi) derived from the automated pupillometry could help to diagnose the occurrence of DCI remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of NPi with the occurrence of DCI in patients with SAH. METHODS This was a multicenter, retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients with SAH admitted to the intensive care units of five hospitals between January 2018 and December 2020 who underwent daily NPi recordings (every 8 h) during the first 10 days of admission. DCI was diagnosed according to standard definitions (in awake patients) or based on neuroimaging and neuromonitoring (in sedated or unconscious patients). An NPi < 3 was defined as abnormal. The primary outcome of the study was to assess the time course of daily NPi between patients with DCI and patients without DCI. Secondary outcome included the number of patients who had an NPi < 3 before DCI. RESULTS A total of 210 patients were eligible for the final analysis; DCI occurred in 85 (41%) patients. Patients who developed DCI had similar values of mean and worst daily NPi over time when compared with patients without DCI. Patients with DCI had a higher proportion of at least one NPi < 3 at any moment before DCI when compared with others (39/85, 46% vs. 35/125, 38%, p = 0.009). Similarly, the worst NPi before DCI diagnosis was lower in the DCI group when compared with others (3.1 [2.5-3.8] vs. 3.7 [2.7-4.1], p = 0.05). In the multivariable logistic regression analysis, the presence of NPi < 3 was not independently associated with the development of DCI (odds ratio 1.52 [95% confidence interval 0.80-2.88]). CONCLUSIONS In this study, NPi measured three times a day and derived from the automated pupillometry had a limited value for the diagnosis of DCI in patients with SAH.
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- Elisa Gouvêa Bogossian
- Department of Intensive Care, Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Intensive Care Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Departament of Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurointensive Care, Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Laboratório de Medicina Intensiva, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical-Trauma Intensive Care, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Intensive Care Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Departament of Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurointensive Care, Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Neurointensive Care, Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical-Trauma Intensive Care, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Department of Surgery, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- INCLIVA Health Research Institute, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Neurointensive Care, Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- D'Or Institute of Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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Kobata H, Ikawa F, Sato A, Kato Y, Sano H. Significance of Pupillary Findings in Decision Making and Outcomes of World Federation of Neurological Societies Grade V Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2023; 93:309-319. [PMID: 36825904 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is considerable debate regarding the definition of grade V subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Recently, the Glasgow Coma Scale-Pupil (GCS-P) score was advocated for assessing traumatic brain injury. OBJECTIVE To study the significance of pupillary findings and GCS-P in the management and outcomes of the World Federation of Neurological Societies (WFNS) grade V SAH. METHODS We analyzed data obtained from a Japanese nationwide prospective registration study on the modified WFNS SAH grading system. Bilateral pupillary dilatation without reactivity was defined as pupil score 2, unilateral pupil dilation without reactivity as score 1, and no pupil dilatation with reactivity as score 0. The GCS-P score was calculated by subtracting the pupil score from the total GCS score. The characteristics and pupillary findings were examined in patients with each GCS score in WFNS grade V. RESULTS Among 1638 patients, 472 (men/women = 161/311, age 67.0 ± 14.0 years) had a GCS score of ≤6 after initial resuscitation on arrival. Overall, lower GCS scores were associated with poorer neurological outcomes and higher mortality. Aneurysms were treated in 20.5%, 53.9%, and 67.5% of patients with pupil scores of 2, 1, and 0, respectively. Favorable outcomes (modified Rankin Scale 0-2) at 3 months occurred in 4.5%, 10.8%, and 21.4% in patients with pupil scores 2, 1, and 0, respectively ( P < .0001), and in 0%, 0%, 13.6%, 28.6%, 16.7%, and 18.8% of patients with GCS-P scores 1 to 6 ( P < .0001), respectively. CONCLUSION Our study confirmed the significance of pupillary findings in decision making and outcomes of WFNS grade V SAH.
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- Hitoshi Kobata
- Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka Mishima Emergency Critical Care Center, Takatsuki, Japan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, Izumo, Japan
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- Gotanda Rehabilitation Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Banbuntane Hotokukai Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinkawabashi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
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Kam JKP, Dodds JM, Kam JKT, Dawes BH, Ghani M. Outcomes after inter-hospital transfer of intensive care patients with haemorrhagic stroke: a 5-year retrospective review. ANZ J Surg 2023; 93:1957-1963. [PMID: 36947603 DOI: 10.1111/ans.18426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inter-hospital transfer (IHT) of intensive care patients is a limited resource. We assessed the outcomes of patients with haemorrhagic stroke requiring IHT and intensive care and aimed to identify early prognostic factors of poor neurological outcome. METHODS We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study of patients admitted to a single tertiary intensive care unit (ICU) with haemorrhagic stroke after IHT between January 2014 and December 2018. Primary outcome was poor neurological outcome (modified Rankin Scale ≥4 at time of discharge from hospital or rehabilitation unit). Secondary outcomes were mortality rate, rate of intervention, rate of organ donation surgery (ODS) and potentially avoidable transfer (PAT). PAT was defined as transfer where the patient did not receive an intervention and had a poor neurological outcome. RESULTS Ninety patients were included in this study, 48 with intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) and 42 with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Fifty-one (56.7%) patients had a poor neurological outcome, including 30 (33%) who died. Factors significantly associated with poor neurological outcome included age > 80 years, lower presenting Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) and bilaterally fixed and dilated pupils. Stepwise logistic regression demonstrated history of hypertension as significantly associated with poor neurological outcome in patients with ICH (P = 0.021). Seven (7.8%) patients had ODS. Sixty-four (71.1%) patients received intervention and 20 (22.2%) transfers were potentially avoidable. CONCLUSIONS Patients in this cohort are at high risk of poor neurological outcome. Prognostic factors identified in this study may help referring, retrieval and receiving clinicians to discuss futility prior to pursuing IHT.
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- Jeffrey K P Kam
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Neurosurgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Baggiani M, Graziano F, Rebora P, Robba C, Guglielmi A, Galimberti S, Giussani C, Suarez JI, Helbok R, Citerio G. Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Practice, Treatment, and Effect on Outcome in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care 2023; 38:741-751. [PMID: 36471182 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-022-01651-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring and its management in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is variable worldwide. The present study aimed to explore the practice of ICP monitoring, its variability across countries, and the association with 6-month outcomes in aSAH. METHODS This was a preplanned subanalysis of SYNAPSE-ICU, a multicenter, international, prospective, observational cohort study focused on patients diagnosed with aSAH. We evaluated the variability in ICP monitoring across countries through a logistic regression model adjusted for case-mix and considered countries as a random effect. The association between ICP probe insertion and 6-month mortality and a poor neurological outcome, defined as an Glasgow Outcome Score Extended ≤ 4, was assessed by using a propensity score approach. RESULTS A total of 423 patients with aSAH from 92 centers across 32 countries were included in this analysis. ICP monitoring was used in 295 (69.7%) patients. Significant between-country variability in ICP insertion was observed, with an incidence ranging between 4.7% and 79.9% (median odd ratio 3.04). The median duration of ICP monitoring was 12 days (first quartile [Q1] through third quartile [Q3] range 8-18), with an overall daily median ICP value of 14 mm Hg (Q1-Q3 10-19) and a median maximum value of 21 mm Hg (Q1-Q3 16-30). Patients monitored with ICP received more aggressive therapy treatments compared with non-monitored patients (therapy intensity level, TIL, score 10.33 [standard deviation 3.61] vs. 6.3 [standard deviation 4.19], p < 0.001). In more severe patients, ICP monitoring was significantly associated with better 6-month outcome (poor neurological outcome: odds ratio 0.14, 95% confidence interval 0.02-0.53, p = 0.0113; mortality: hazard ratio 0.25, 95% confidence interval 0.13-0.49, p < 0.0001). However, no significant effect was observed in patients with both reactive pupils. CONCLUSIONS Our cohort demonstrated high variability in ICP insertion practice among countries. A more aggressive treatment approach was applied in ICP-monitored patients. In patients with severe aSAH, ICP monitoring might reduce unfavorable outcomes and mortality at 6 months.
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- Marta Baggiani
- Ospedale Maggiore della Carità di Novara, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900, Monza, Italy
- Bicocca Bioinformatics Biostatistics and Bioimaging B4 Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900, Monza, Italy
- Bicocca Bioinformatics Biostatistics and Bioimaging B4 Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero E Cura a Carattere Scientifico for Oncology and Neuroscience, Genoa, Italy
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit , Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900, Monza, Italy
- Bicocca Bioinformatics Biostatistics and Bioimaging B4 Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900, Monza, Italy
- Neurosurgery Unit, Neuroscience Department, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
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- Division of Neurosciences Critical Care, Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Neurocritical Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Health Science, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900, Monza, Italy.
- Neurointensive Care Unit, Neuroscience Department, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy.
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Weller J, Lampmann T, Asoglu H, Schneider M, Ehrentraut SF, Lehmann F, Güresir E, Dorn F, Petzold GC, Vatter H, Zimmermann J. Additive prognostic impact of the cerebrospinal fluid arginine/ornithine ratio to established clinical scores in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1156505. [PMID: 37122295 PMCID: PMC10140294 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1156505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) metabolites are increasingly recognized as prognostic factors in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The CSF arginine/ornithine ratio (Arg/Orn) was shown to predict cerebral vasospasms and clinical outcome in SAH. The additive prognostic value of Arg/Orn over established prognostic scores has not been investigated. CSF Arg/Orn and the established prognostic scores SAH, FRESH, SAH-PDS, HAIR, Rosen-McDonald, Hunt and Hess, WFNS and modified Fisher scale were determined in a prospective cohort of patients with aneurysmal SAH. Logistic regression models to predict a favorable outcome, defined as a modified Rankin Scale score of 0-3 at 3 months follow-up, were constructed for each score, both with and without the addition of Arg/Orn. The impact of Arg/Orn was assessed comparing logistic regression models containing the respective score with and without Arg/Orn with the likelihood ratio chi-squared test. CSF Arg/Orn and clinical scores were determined in 38 SAH patients. Arg/Orn was an independent predictor of clinical outcome when added to established prognostic scores (p < 0.05) with the exception of HAIR (p = 0.078). All models were significantly improved if Arg/Orn was added as a covariable (p < 0.05). The results of this study confirm Arg/Orn as an independent prognostic factor and its addition improves established prognostic models in SAH.
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- Johannes Weller
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Angermann M, Jablawi F, Angermann M, Conzen-Dilger C, Schubert GA, Höllig A, Veldeman M, Reich A, Hasan D, Ridwan H, Clusmann H, Wiesmann M, Nikoubashman O. Clinical Outcome and Prognostic Factors of Patients with Perimesencephalic and Nonperimesencephalic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. World Neurosurg 2022; 165:e512-e519. [PMID: 35753679 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.06.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the clinical outcome of patients with nonperimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage (npSAH) compared with patients with aneurysmal SAH (aSAH) and perimesencephalic SAH (pSAH) and to evaluate predictive value of various clinical and radiological findings in patients with npSAH. METHODS We retrospectively identified patients with SAH who presented at our institution between 2009 and 2018. We analyzed demographic and clinical data and outcomes. Multivariable analysis was performed for outcome parameters. RESULTS Of 608 patients with confirmed SAH, 78% had aSAH, and 22% had nonaneurysmal SAH. Nonaneurysmal SAH was perimesencephalic in 30% of cases and nonperimesencephalic in 70%. Initial clinical status (Hunt and Hess score) was significantly worse in patients with aSAH compared with patients with nonaneurysmal SAH. Complications such as delayed cerebral ischemia occurred significantly more often in patients with aSAH. Patients with pSAH had a more favorable clinical course than patients with aSAH or npSAH. There was no significant difference in 30-day mortality between aSAH (29%) and npSAH (28%) patients (P = 0.835). Hunt and Hess score emerged as a strong predictor of unfavorable outcome in both aSAH and npSAH in multivariable regression. CONCLUSIONS Patients with npSAH had a similar clinical outcome as patients with aSAH, although there were significantly fewer clinical complications in patients with npSAH. Patients with pSAH demonstrated an overall good clinical course. Our multivariable analysis showed that initial Hunt and Hess score was an important predictor for clinical outcome in aSAH as well as npSAH.
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- Manuel Angermann
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantontsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
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Campos YA, Rana P, Reyes RG, Mazhar K, Stutzman SE, Atem F, Olson DM, Aiyagari V. Relationship Between Automated Pupillometry Measurements and Ventricular Volume in Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. J Neurosci Nurs 2022; 54:166-170. [PMID: 35776519 DOI: 10.1097/jnn.0000000000000657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Pupillometry allows for a standardized assessment of the pupillary light reflex. Acute hydrocephalus (HCP) is a common complication in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). HCP may affect the pupillary light reflex because of increased intracranial pressure or dilation of the rostral aqueduct. The association between the pupillary light reflex and HCP in aSAH patients has not been clearly established. The objective of this study is to analyze the correlation between the Neurological Pupil index (NPi) and the degree of HCP in aSAH patients. METHODS: The Establishing Normative Data for Pupillometer Assessments in Neuroscience Intensive Care Registry is a prospectively collected database of pupillometry readings in patients admitted to 4 different neurological intensive care units. Patients in the registry with aSAH who had pupillometry assessments within 6 hours of a brain computed tomography were studied. The degree of HCP was quantified using the HCP score, and the relationship between the NPi and HCP was analyzed after controlling for confounders. RESULTS: A total of 43 patients were analyzed (mean age, 54 ± 15 years; 53.2% male; mean HCP score, 5.3 ± 3.8). Thirty-eight patients had HCP. Mean NPi for the right eye was 4.02 (±1.2), and that for the left eye was 3.7 (±1.5). After adjusting for age, sex, race, and sedation, there was no significant correlation between HCP and NPi (right eye: r = 0.12, P = .44; left eye: r = 0.04, P = .8). CONCLUSION: In patients with aSAH, NPi was not correlated with HCP score. A small sample size could be a limitation of this study. Additional studies are needed to characterize the clinical significance of pupillometry in the evaluation of patients with aSAH and HCP.
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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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Göttsche J, Piffko A, Pantel TF, Westphal M, Dührsen L, Czorlich P, Sauvigny T. Aneurysm Location Affects Clinical Course and Mortality in Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Front Neurol 2022; 13:846066. [PMID: 35359650 PMCID: PMC8964037 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.846066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective The influence of preexisting factors on the clinical course of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), such as patient age, arterial hypertension, and aneurysm characteristics, is still a matter of debate. However, the specific impact of the exact aneurysm location has not received adequate attention. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of aneurysm location as a preexisting factor on the clinical course and mortality. Methods The data of consecutive patients with aneurysmal SAH who were treated from October 2010 to July 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. We distinguished four aneurysm locations: the anterior complex, internal carotid artery (ICA), middle cerebral artery (MCA), and posterior circulation. Logistic regression analysis and receiver operating characteristics were used to investigate the influence of aneurysm location on the occurrence of acute hydrocephalus, Delayed Cerebral Ischemia (DCI), neurological outcome, and in-hospital mortality. Neurological outcome was assessed 3 months after discharge using the Glasgow Outcome Scale. Results A total of 603 patients were included in this study. Patients with MCA aneurysms were 2.52 times less likely to develop acute hydrocephalus compared to patients with anterior complex aneurysms (p = 0.001). Delayed cerebral ischemia occurred most frequently in patients with an anterior complex aneurysm and least frequently in MCA aneurysms (p = 0.014). In ICA aneurysms, mortality was 2.56-fold higher than in patients with aneurysms of the anterior complex (p = 0.006). An additional ROC analysis showed a good prediction for in-hospital mortality when taking the aneurysm's location into account [AUC.855 (CI.817 −0.893)]. Conclusions The aneurysm's location proved to be a significant predictor of acute hydrocephalus, DCI, and in-hospital mortality, demonstrating the impact of this preexisting biological factor on the course of SAH.
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- Jennifer Göttsche
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Raabe A, Beck J, Goldberg J, Z Graggen WJ, Branca M, Marbacher S, D'Alonzo D, Fandino J, Stienen MN, Neidert MC, Burkhardt JK, Regli L, Hlavica M, Seule M, Roethlisberger M, Guzman R, Zumofen DW, Maduri R, Daniel RT, El Rahal A, Corniola MV, Bijlenga P, Schaller K, Rölz R, Scheiwe C, Shah M, Heiland DH, Schnell O, Fung C. Herniation World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Scale Improves Prediction of Outcome in Patients With Poor-Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke 2022; 53:2346-2351. [PMID: 35317612 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.036699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Favorable outcomes are seen in up to 50% of patients with World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) grade V aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Therefore, the usefulness of the current WFNS grading system for identifying the worst scenarios for clinical studies and for making treatment decisions is limited. We previously modified the WFNS scale by requiring positive signs of brain stem dysfunction to assign grade V. This study aimed to validate the new herniation WFNS grading system in an independent prospective cohort. METHODS We conducted an international prospective multicentre study in poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients comparing the WFNS classification with a modified version-the herniation WFNS scale (hWFNS). Here, only patients who showed positive signs of brain stem dysfunction (posturing, anisocoric, or bilateral dilated pupils) were assigned hWFNS grade V. Outcome was assessed by modified Rankin Scale score 6 months after hemorrhage. The primary end point was the difference in specificity of the WFNS and hWFNS grading with respect to poor outcomes (modified Rankin Scale score 4-6). RESULTS Of the 250 patients included, 237 reached the primary end point. Comparing the WFNS and hWFNS scale after neurological resuscitation, the specificity to predict poor outcome increased from 0.19 (WFNS) to 0.93 (hWFNS) (McNemar, P<0.001) whereas the sensitivity decreased from 0.88 to 0.37 (P<0.001), and the positive predictive value from 61.9 to 88.3 (weighted generalized score statistic, P<0.001). For mortality, the specificity increased from 0.19 to 0.93 (McNemar, P<0.001), and the positive predictive value from 52.5 to 86.7 (weighted generalized score statistic, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The identification of objective positive signs of brain stem dysfunction significantly improves the specificity and positive predictive value with respect to poor outcome in grade V patients. Therefore, a simple modification-presence of brain stem signs is required for grade V-should be added to the WFNS classification. REGISTRATION URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02304328.
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- Andreas Raabe
- Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.R., J.G., W.J.Z.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Germany (J.B., R.R., C.S., M.S., D.H.H., O.S., C.F.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.R., J.G., W.J.Z.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.R., J.G., W.J.Z.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland (S.M., D.D., J.F.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland (S.M., D.D., J.F.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland (S.M., D.D., J.F.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zürich Switzerland (M.N.S., M.C.N., L.R.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zürich Switzerland (M.N.S., M.C.N., L.R.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zürich Switzerland, Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia (J.-K.B.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zürich Switzerland (M.N.S., M.C.N., L.R.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen Switzerland (M.H., M.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen Switzerland (M.H., M.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Basel Switzerland (M.R., R.G.)
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- Department of Surgery, Neurology, and Radiology, Maimonides Medical Center, SUNY Downstate University, Brooklyn, NY (D.W.Z.)
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- Avaton Surgical Group, Swiss Medical Network, Clinique de Genolier, Switzerland (R.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Lausanne Switzerland (R.T.D.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland (A.E.R., M.V.C., P.B., K.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland (A.E.R., M.V.C., P.B., K.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland (A.E.R., M.V.C., P.B., K.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland (A.E.R., M.V.C., P.B., K.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Germany (J.B., R.R., C.S., M.S., D.H.H., O.S., C.F.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Germany (J.B., R.R., C.S., M.S., D.H.H., O.S., C.F.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Germany (J.B., R.R., C.S., M.S., D.H.H., O.S., C.F.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Germany (J.B., R.R., C.S., M.S., D.H.H., O.S., C.F.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Germany (J.B., R.R., C.S., M.S., D.H.H., O.S., C.F.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Germany (J.B., R.R., C.S., M.S., D.H.H., O.S., C.F.)
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Göttsche J, Schweingruber N, Groth JC, Gerloff C, Westphal M, Czorlich P. Safety and Clinical Effects of Switching From Intravenous to Oral Nimodipine Administration in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Front Neurol 2021; 12:748413. [PMID: 34867733 PMCID: PMC8636241 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.748413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: Several guidelines recommend oral administration of nimodipine as vasospasm prophylaxis after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, in clinical practice, the drug is administered orally and intravenously (i.v.), depending on clinical conditions and local treatment regimens. We have therefore investigated the safety and clinical effects of switching from i.v. to oral nimodipine therapy. Methods: Patients with aneurysmal SAH between January 2014 and April 2018 and initial i.v. nimodipine therapy, which was subsequently switched to oral administration, were included in this retrospective study. Transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD) of the vessels of the anterior circulation was performed daily. The occurrence of vasospasm and infarction during the overall course of the treatment was recorded. Statistical level of significance was set to p < 0.05. Results: A total of 133 patients (mean age 55.8 years, 65% female) initially received nimodipine i.v. after aneurysmal SAH, which was subsequently switched to oral administration after a mean of 12 days. There were no significant increases in mean flow velocities on TCD after the switch from i.v. to oral nimodipine administration regarding the anterior cerebral artery. For the middle cerebral artery, an increase from 62.36 to 71.78 cm/sec could only be detected in the subgroup of patients with infarction. There was no clustering of complicating events such as new-onset vasospasm or infarction during or after the switch. Conclusions: Our results do not point to any safety concerns when switching nimodipine from initial i.v. to oral administration. Switching was neither associated with clinically relevant increases in TCD velocities nor other relevant adverse events.
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- Jennifer Göttsche
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany
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Traylor JI, El Ahmadieh TY, Bedros NM, Al Adli N, Stutzman SE, Venkatachalam AM, Pernik MN, Collum CM, Douglas PM, Aiyagari V, Bagley CA, Olson DM, Aoun SG. Quantitative pupillometry in patients with traumatic brain injury and loss of consciousness: A prospective pilot study. J Clin Neurosci 2021; 91:88-92. [PMID: 34373065 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Loss of consciousness (LOC) is a hallmark feature in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and a strong predictor of outcomes after TBI. The aim of this study was to describe associations between quantitative infrared pupillometry values and LOC, intracranial hypertension, and functional outcomes in patients with TBI. METHODS We conducted a prospective study of patients evaluated at a Level 1 trauma center between November 2019 and February 2020. Pupillometry values including the Neurological Pupil Index (NPi), constriction velocity (CV), and dilation velocity (DV) were obtained. RESULTS Thirty-six consecutive TBI patients were enrolled. The median (range) age was 48 (range 21-86) years. The mean Glasgow Coma Scale score on arrival was 11.8 (SD = 4.0). DV trichotomized as low (<0.5 mm/s), moderate (0.5-1.0 mm/s), or high (>1.0 mm/s) was significantly associated with LOC (P = .02), and the need for emergent intervention (P < .01). No significant association was observed between LOC and NPi (P = .16); nor between LOC and CV (P = .07). CONCLUSIONS Our data suggests that DV, as a discrete variable, is associated with LOC in TBI. Further investigation of the relationship between discrete pupillometric variables and NPi may be valuable to understand the clinical significance of the pupillary light reflex findings in acute TBI.
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- Jeffrey I Traylor
- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, USA
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- Baylor University Medical Center, Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, USA
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- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, USA
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- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, USA
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- UT Southwestern Medical Center, O'Donnell Brain Institute, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, USA
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- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neurology, USA; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neuro-Critical Care, USA
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- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, USA
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- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neurology, USA; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neuro-Critical Care, USA
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- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, USA.
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Singh P, Stutzman SE, Venkatachalam A, Olson DM, Barnes A, Atem FD. Identification of abnormal pupil dilation velocity as a biomarker of cerebral injury in neurocritically ill patients. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2021; 33:412-421. [PMID: 35107552 PMCID: PMC8555398 DOI: 10.5935/0103-507x.20210065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To calculate mean dilation velocities for Glasgow coma scale-derived injury severity classifications stratified by multiple confounding variables. METHODS In this study, we examined 68,813 pupil readings from 3,595 patients to determine normal dilation velocity with brain injury categorized based upon a Glasgow coma scale as mild (13 - 15), moderate (9 - 12), or severe (3 - 8). The variables age, sex, race, pupil size, intensive care unit length of stay, intracranial pressure, use of narcotics, Glasgow coma scale, and diagnosis were considered as confounding and controlled for in statistical analysis. Machine learning classification algorithm-based logistic regression was employed to identify dilation velocity cutoffs for Glasgow coma scale categories. RESULTS The odds ratios and confidence intervals of these factors were shown to be statistically significant in their influence on dilation velocity. Classification based on the area under the curve showed that for the mild Glasgow coma scale, the dilation velocity threshold value was 1.2mm/s, with false probability rates of 0.1602 and 0.1902 and areas under the curve of 0.8380 and 0.8080 in the left and right eyes, respectively. For the moderate Glasgow coma scale, the dilation velocity was 1.1mm/s, with false probability rates of 0.1880 and 0.1940 and areas under the curve of 0.8120 and 0.8060 in the left and right eyes, respectively. Furthermore, for the severe Glasgow coma scale, the dilation velocity was 0.9mm/s, with false probability rates of 0.1980 and 0.2060 and areas under the curve of 0.8020 and 0.7940 in the left and right eyes, respectively. These values were different from the previous method of subjective description and from previously estimated normal dilation velocities. CONCLUSION Slower dilation velocities were observed in patients with lower Glasgow coma scores, indicating that decreasing velocities may indicate a higher degree of neuronal injury.
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- Prachi Singh
- University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas, Estados Unidos
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- University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas, Estados Unidos
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- University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas, Estados Unidos
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- University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas, Estados Unidos
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- University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas, Estados Unidos
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McGetrick ME, Schneider N, Olson DM, Aiyagari V, Miles D. Automated Infrared Pupillometer Use in Assessing the Neurological Status in Pediatric Neurocritical Care Patients: Case Reports and Literature Review. JOURNAL OF CHILD SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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AbstractAutomated infrared pupillometry (AIP) is rapidly becoming an accepted standard for the evaluation of pupil size and reactivity in adult neurocritical care. Recently, pediatric centers are increasingly utilizing this technology, but data supporting its use in children are limited. Our pediatric intensive care unit instituted AIP as a standard of care for pupillary light assessments in neurocritical care patients in early 2020. In this article, we describe four cases highlighting the advantage of using objective assessments of the pupillary light reactivity response measured by the Neurological Pupil index (NPi) to detect early changes in the patient's neurological status. These cases support the applicability of AIP in pediatric neurocritical care as a noninvasive neurologic monitoring tool. The NPi may be superior to manual pupil assessments by providing a numerical scale for accurate trending clinical status of a patient's neurologic condition.
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- Molly E. McGetrick
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- The University of Texas Southwestern ODL Brain Institute, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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Poor grade subarachnoid hemorrhage: Treatment decisions and timing influence outcome. Should we, and when should we treat these patients? BRAIN HEMORRHAGES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hest.2020.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Outcome prediction in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a comparison of machine learning methods and established clinico-radiological scores. Neurosurg Rev 2021; 44:2837-2846. [PMID: 33474607 PMCID: PMC8490233 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-020-01453-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Reliable prediction of outcomes of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) based on factors available at patient admission may support responsible allocation of resources as well as treatment decisions. Radiographic and clinical scoring systems may help clinicians estimate disease severity, but their predictive value is limited, especially in devising treatment strategies. In this study, we aimed to examine whether a machine learning (ML) approach using variables available on admission may improve outcome prediction in aSAH compared to established scoring systems. Combined clinical and radiographic features as well as standard scores (Hunt & Hess, WFNS, BNI, Fisher, and VASOGRADE) available on patient admission were analyzed using a consecutive single-center database of patients that presented with aSAH (n = 388). Different ML models (seven algorithms including three types of traditional generalized linear models, as well as a tree bosting algorithm, a support vector machine classifier (SVMC), a Naive Bayes (NB) classifier, and a multilayer perceptron (MLP) artificial neural net) were trained for single features, scores, and combined features with a random split into training and test sets (4:1 ratio), ten-fold cross-validation, and 50 shuffles. For combined features, feature importance was calculated. There was no difference in performance between traditional and other ML applications using traditional clinico-radiographic features. Also, no relevant difference was identified between a combined set of clinico-radiological features available on admission (highest AUC 0.78, tree boosting) and the best performing clinical score GCS (highest AUC 0.76, tree boosting). GCS and age were the most important variables for the feature combination. In this cohort of patients with aSAH, the performance of functional outcome prediction by machine learning techniques was comparable to traditional methods and established clinical scores. Future work is necessary to examine input variables other than traditional clinico-radiographic features and to evaluate whether a higher performance for outcome prediction in aSAH can be achieved.
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Mazhar K, Olson DM, Atem FD, Stutzman SE, Moreno J, Venkatachalam A, Aiyagari V. Supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage volume and other CT variables predict the neurological pupil index. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020; 200:106410. [PMID: 33341651 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES There is growing interest in the ability of automated infrared pupillometry to assess severity of neurological illness. We studied the correlation between computed tomography (CT) indicators of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) severity with objective measures of the pupillary light reflex (PLR), and hypothesized that hemorrhage volume would predict the Neurological Pupil index™ (NPi™), an indicator of pupillary reactivity. METHODS This study examined data from patients with supratentorial ICH who underwent serial pupillometer evaluations. CT images were examined to determine the location and laterality of the hemorrhage, along with hematoma volume (using the simplified ABC/2 method), midline shift, hydrocephalus score, and modified Graeb score (indicating interventricular hemorrhage). Demographics were examined with standard measures of central tendency, hypotheses with logistic regression, categorical data with Fisher's Exact X2, and multivariate modeling with constructed MAX-R models. RESULTS Data were gathered from 44 subjects. ICH volume exhibited the strongest correlation with NPi (ipsilateral [r2 = 0.48, p < 0.0001, contralateral [(r2 = 0.39, p < 0.0001]). Horizontal midline shift of the septum pellucidum also correlated with NPi (ipsilateral [r2 = 0.25, p = 0.0006], contralateral [r2 = 0.15, p = 0.0106]), as did shift of the pineal gland (ipsilateral [r2 = 0.21, p = 0.0017], contralateral[r2 = 0.11, p = 0.0328]). ICH volume was the most predictive of abnormal NPi (AUC = 0.85 for ipsilateral and 0.88 for contralateral NPi), and multivariate modeling identified additional independent predictors of NPi. CONCLUSION ICH volume and shift of midline structures correlate with NPi, and abnormalities in NPi can be predicted by hematoma volume and other CT indicators of ICH severity. Future studies should explore the role of NPi in detecting early hematoma expansion and worsening midline shift.
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- Khadijah Mazhar
- UT Southwestern Medical School, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, United States
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- Department of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, United States; Department of Neurological Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics & Data Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, 5161 Harry Hines Blvd. CS5.106 Dallas, TX, 75390, United States
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- Department of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, United States
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- Department of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, United States
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- Department of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, United States
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- Department of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, United States; Department of Neurological Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, United States.
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El Ahmadieh TY, Bedros N, Stutzman SE, Nyancho D, Venkatachalam AM, MacAllister M, Ban VS, Dahdaleh NS, Aiyagari V, Figueroa S, White JA, Batjer HH, Bagley CA, Olson DM, Aoun SG. Automated Pupillometry as a Triage and Assessment Tool in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. World Neurosurg 2020; 145:e163-e169. [PMID: 33011358 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.09.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in young adults. Automated infrared pupillometry (AIP) has shown promising results in predicting neural damage in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. We aimed to explore potential uses of AIP in triaging patients with TBI. We hypothesized that a brain injury severe enough to require an intervention would show Neurologic Pupil Index (NPI) changes. METHODS We conducted a prospective pilot study at a level-1 trauma center between November 2019 and February 2020. AIP readings of consecutive patients seen in the emergency department with blunt TBI and abnormal imaging findings on computed tomography were recorded by the assessing neurosurgery resident. The relationship between NPI and surgical intervention was studied. RESULTS Thirty-six patients were enrolled, 9 of whom received an intervention. NPI was dichotomized into normal (≥3) versus abnormal (<3) and was predictive of intervention (Fisher exact test; P < 0.0001). Six of the 9 patients had a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score ≤8 and imaging signs of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and underwent craniectomy (n = 4) or ICP monitor placement (n = 2) and had an abnormal NPI. Three patients underwent ICP monitor placement for GCS score ≤8 in accordance with TBI guidelines despite minimal imaging findings and had a normal NPI. The GCS score of these patients improved within 24 hours, requiring ICP monitor removal. NPI was normal in all patients who did not require intervention. CONCLUSIONS AIP could be useful in triaging comatose patients after blunt TBI. An NPI ≥3 may be reassuring in patients with no signs of mass effect or increased ICP.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tarek Y El Ahmadieh
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor, Texas, USA
| | - Sonja E Stutzman
- O'Donnell Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
| | - Daniel Nyancho
- Department of Neurosurgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
| | - Aardhra M Venkatachalam
- O'Donnell Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
| | - Matthew MacAllister
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
| | - Nader S Dahdaleh
- Department of Neurosurgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
| | - Venkatesh Aiyagari
- Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Neuro-Critical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
| | - Stephen Figueroa
- Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Neuro-Critical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
| | - Jonathan A White
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
| | - H Hunt Batjer
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
| | - Carlos A Bagley
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
| | - DaiWai M Olson
- Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Neuro-Critical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
| | - Salah G Aoun
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
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