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Harder TJ, Leary OP, Yang Z, Lucke-Wold B, Liu DD, Still ME, Zhang M, Yeatts SD, Allen JW, Wright DW, Merck D, Merck LH. Early Signs of Elevated Intracranial Pressure on Computed Tomography Correlate With Measured Intracranial Pressure in the Intensive Care Unit and Six-Month Outcome After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2023; 40:1603-1613. [PMID: 37082956 PMCID: PMC10458381 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2022.0433] [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] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Early triage and treatment after TBI have been shown to improve outcome. Identifying patients at risk for increased intracranial pressure (ICP) via baseline computed tomography (CT) , however, has not been validated previously in a prospective dataset. We hypothesized that acute CT findings of elevated ICP, combined with direct ICP measurement, hold prognostic value in terms of six-month patient outcome after TBI. Data were obtained from the Progesterone for Traumatic Brain Injury, Experimental Clinical Treatment (ProTECTIII) multi-center clinical trial. Baseline CT scans for 881 participants were individually reviewed by a blinded central neuroradiologist. Five signs of elevated ICP were measured (sulcal obliteration, lateral ventricle compression, third ventricle compression, midline shift, and herniation). Associations between signs of increased ICP and outcomes (six-month functional outcome and death) were assessed. Secondary analyses of 354 patients with recorded ICP monitoring data available explored the relationships between hemorrhage phenotype/anatomic location, sustained ICP ≥20 mm Hg, and surgical intervention(s). Univariate and multi-variate logistic/linear regressions were performed; p < 0.05 is defined as statistically significant. Imaging characteristics associated with ICP in this cohort include sulcal obliteration (p = 0.029) and third ventricular compression (p = 0.039). Univariate regression analyses indicated that increasing combinations of the five defined signs of elevated ICP were associated with death, poor functional outcome, and time to death. There was also an increased likelihood of death if patients required craniotomy (odds ratio [OR] = 4.318, 95% confidence interval [1.330-16.030]) or hemicraniectomy (OR = 2.993 [1.109-8.482]). On multi-variate regression analyses, hemorrhage location was associated with death (posterior fossa, OR = 3.208 [1.120-9.188] and basal ganglia, OR = 3.079 [1.178-8.077]). Volume of hemorrhage >30 cc was also associated with increased death, OR = 3.702 [1.575-8.956]). The proportion of patient hours with sustained ICP ≥20 mm Hg, and maximum ICP ≥20 mm Hg were also directly correlated with increased death (OR = 6 4.99 [7.731-635.51]; and OR = 1.025 [1.004-1.047]), but not with functional outcome. Poor functional outcome was predicted by concurrent presence of all five radiographic signs of elevated ICP (OR = 4.44 [1.514-14.183]) and presence of frontal lobe (OR = 2.951 [1.265-7.067]), subarachnoid (OR = 2.231 [1.067-4.717]), or intraventricular (OR = 2.249 [1.159-4.508]) hemorrhage. Time to death was modulated by total patient days of elevated ICP ≥20 mm Hg (effect size = 3.424 [1.500, 5.439]) in the first two weeks of hospitalization. Sulcal obliteration and third ventricular compression, radiographic signs of elevated ICP, were significantly associated with measurements of ICP ≥20 mm Hg. These radiographic biomarkers were significantly associated with patient outcome. There is potential utility of ICP-related imaging variables in triage and prognostication for patients after moderate-severe TBI.
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- Tyler J. Harder
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Information Systems and Operation Management, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Kashkoush AI, Potter T, Petitt JC, Hu S, Hunter K, Kelly ML. Novel application of the Rotterdam CT score in the prediction of intracranial hypertension following severe traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg 2023; 138:1050-1057. [PMID: 35962965 DOI: 10.3171/2022.6.jns212921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with intracranial hypertension (ICHTN). The Rotterdam CT score (RS) can predict clinical outcomes following TBI, but the relationship between the RS and ICHTN is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate clinical and radiological factors that predict ICHTN in patients with severe TBI. METHODS The authors performed a single-center retrospective review of patients who, between 2018 and 2021, had an intracranial pressure (ICP) monitor placed following TBI. Radiological and clinical characteristics related to the TBI and ICP monitoring were collected. The main outcome of interest was ICHTN, which was a dichotomous outcome (yes or no) defined on a per-patient basis as an ICP > 22 mm Hg that persisted for at least 5 minutes and required an escalation of treatment. ICHTN included both elevated opening pressure on initial monitor placement and ICP elevations later during hospitalization. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine variables associated with ICHTN. Diagnostic accuracy was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). RESULTS Seventy patients with severe TBI and an ICP monitor were included in this study. There was a predominance of male patients (94.0%), and the mean patient age was 40 years old. Most patients (67%) had an intraparenchymal catheter placed, whereas 33% of patients had a ventriculostomy catheter placed. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the RS was an independent predictor of ICHTN (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.2-3.5, p = 0.014). No instances of ICHTN were observed in patients with an RS of 2 or less and no sulcal effacement. The AUROC of the RS and sulcal effacement was higher than the AUROC of the RS alone for predicting ICHTN (0.76 vs 0.71, p = 0.003, z-test). CONCLUSIONS The RS was predictive of ICHTN in patients with severe TBI, and the diagnostic accuracy of the model was improved with the inclusion of sulcal effacement at the vertex on CT of the head. Patients with a low RS and no sulcal effacement are likely at low risk for the development of ICHTN.
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- 2Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland; and
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- 2Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland; and
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- 3Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- 3Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- 2Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland; and
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Li Y, Zhang G, Shan Y, Wu X, Liu J, Xue Y, Gao G. Non-Invasive Assessment of Intracranial Hypertension in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Using Computed Tomography Radiomic Features: A Pilot Study. J Neurotrauma 2023; 40:250-259. [PMID: 36097763 PMCID: PMC9902045 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2022.0277] [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] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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This study aimed to assess intracranial hypertension in patients with traumatic brain injury non-invasively using computed tomography (CT) radiomic features. Fifty patients from the primary cohort were enrolled in this study. The clinical data, pre-operative cranial CT images, and initial intracranial pressure readings were collected and used to develop a prediction model. Data of 20 patients from another hospital were used to validate the model. Clinical features including age, sex, midline shift, basilar cistern status, and ventriculocranial ratio were measured. Radiomic features-i.e., 18 first-order and 40 second-order features- were extracted from the CT images. LASSO method was used for features filtration. Multi-variate logistic regression was used to develop three prediction models with clinical (CF model), first-order (FO model), and second-order features (SO model). The SO model achieved the most robust ability to predict intracranial hypertension. Internal validation showed that the C-statistic of the model was 0.811 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.691-0.931) with the bootstrapping method. The Hosmer Lemeshow test and calibration curve also showed that the SO model had excellent performance. The external validation results showed a good discrimination with an area under the curve of 0.725 (95% CI: 0.500-0.951). Although the FO model was inferior to the SO model, it had better prediction ability than the CF model. The study shows that the radiomic features analysis, especially second-order features, can be used to evaluate intracranial hypertension non-invasively compared with conventional clinical features, given its potential for clinical practice and further research.
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- Yihua Li
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the People's Hospital of Qiannan, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Guo ZQ, Jiang H, Huang Y, Gu HM, Wang WB, Chen TD. Early complementary acupuncture improves the clinical prognosis of traumatic brain edema: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e28959. [PMID: 35212308 PMCID: PMC8878911 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000028959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Traumatic brain edema occurs commonly brain injury, and most manifests as pericontusional edema of brain contusions. On the basis of evidence-based medicine, apart from recommending craniotomy and mannitol, there are few particularly effective measures to prevent and treat traumatic brain edema. It is uncertain whether an early complementary acupuncture treatment would improve long-term outcomes of patients with traumatic brain edema. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and the safety of early complementary acupuncture for patients with traumatic brain edema. METHODS This study is an actively accruing, single-center, single-blinded, 2-arm, randomized controlled trial. Patients with traumatic brain injury, a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 6∼12, and brain edema on computed tomography scan will be divided into 2 groups on the basis of stratified block randomization. All patients will receive conventional treatment, and the study group will undergo additional acupuncture therapy (start within 72 hours after the injury) once a day for 28 days. The primary outcome is the dichotomized Glasgow Outcome Score at 6 months and 12 months after injury, and the secondary outcomes are the Glasgow Coma Scale, the volume of traumatic brain edema, the serum levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, and the Modified Barthel Index. DISCUSSION This study will provide data regarding the efficacy of early complementary acupuncture for traumatic brain edema. If the study yields positive results, its findings may offer insights into a valuable complementary option of acupuncture for traumatic brain edema that could provide pilot evidence for large, randomized, controlled trials.Trial registration: This trial has been published in the Chinese Clinical Trial Register, http://www.chictr.org.cn/edit.aspx?pid=141208&htm=4 (Identifier: ChiCTR2100053794, registered on December 3, 2021).
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- Zi-Quan Guo
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Neurosurgery Center of Qionghai People's Hospital, Qionghai, China
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- Department of Acupuncture of Qionghai People's Hospital, Qionghai, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Mudanjiang Medical College, Mudanjiang, China
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- Neurosurgery Center of Qionghai People's Hospital, Qionghai, China
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- Neurosurgery Center of Qionghai People's Hospital, Qionghai, China
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Benveniste R, Cajigas I, Jagid J, Wu E. Intracranial Hypertension After Primary Decompressive Craniectomy for Head Trauma. World Neurosurg 2021; 157:e351-e356. [PMID: 34656793 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.10.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Primary decompressive craniectomy (DC) is commonly performed for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Some, but not all patients, will benefit from invasive monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) after surgery. We intended to identify risk factors for elevated ICP after primary DC to treat TBI. METHODS A retrospective chart review study identified all patients at our institution who underwent primary DC for TBI during the study period and who had ICP monitors placed at the time of surgery. Various preoperative and intraoperative variables were assessed for correlation with the presence of postoperative elevated ICP. RESULTS Postoperative elevated ICP occurred in 36% of patients after DC. In univariate analysis, Glasgow Coma Scale <8, abnormal pupillary examination, and intraoperative brain swelling were all associated with elevated postoperative ICP. However, in multivariate analysis only intraoperative brain swelling was associated with elevated postoperative ICP (incidence 56% vs. 5%, P = 0.0043). CONCLUSIONS Placement of an ICP monitor at the time of primary DC for patients with TBI should be considered if there is intraoperative brain swelling.
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- Ronald Benveniste
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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