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Bershad EM, Suarez JI. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-69424-7.00029-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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English SW, Saigle V, McIntyre L, Chassé M, Fergusson D, Turgeon AF, Lauzier F, Griesdale D, Garland A, Zarychanski R, Algird A, Wiens EJ, Hu V, Dutta P, Boun V, van Walraven C. External validation demonstrated the Ottawa SAH prediction models can identify pSAH using health administrative data. J Clin Epidemiol 2020; 126:122-130. [PMID: 32619751 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The objective of the study is to externally validate three primary subarachnoid hemorrhage (pSAH) identification models. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING We evaluated three models that identify pSAH using recursive partitioning (A), logistic regression (B), and a prevalence-adjusted logistic regression(C), respectively. Blinded chart review and/or linkage to existing registries determined pSAH status. We included all patients aged ≥18 in four participating center registries or whose discharge abstracts contained ≥1 administrative codes of interest between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013. RESULTS A total of 3,262 of 193,190 admissions underwent chart review (n = 2,493) or registry linkage (n = 769). A total of 657 had pSAH confirmed (20·1% sample, 0·34% admissions). The sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) were as follows: i) model A: 98·3% (97·0-99·2), 53·5% (51·5-55·4), and 34·8% (32·6-37·0); ii) model B (score ≥6): 98·0% (96·6-98·9), 47·4% (45·5-49·4), and 32·0% (30·0-34·1); and iii) model C (score ≥2): 95·7% (93·9-97·2), 85·5% (84·0-86·8), and 62·3 (59·3-65·3), respectively. Model C scores of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 had probabilities of 0·5% (0·2-1·5), 1·5% (1·0-2·2), 24·8% (21·0-29·0), 90·0% (86·8-92·0), and 97·8% (88·7-99·6), without significant difference between centers (P = 0·86). The PPV of the International Classification of Diseases code (I60) was 63·0% (95% confidence interval: 60·0-66·0). CONCLUSIONS All three models were highly sensitive for pSAH. Model C could be used to adjust for misclassification bias.
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- Shane W English
- Department of Medicine (Critical Care), uOttawa, Civic Campus Room F202, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology Program (CEP), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Civic Campus Room F202, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada.
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Critical Care), uOttawa, Civic Campus Room F202, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, 900 St Denis Street, Montreal, Quebec H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada; Department of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology), uOttawa, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit (Trauma - Emergency - Critical Care Medicine), 1050 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Local K0-03, Québec, Québec G1S 4L8, Canada; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l'Université, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, and Department of Medicine, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l'Université, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Sections of Critical Care and Respirology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 1R9, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sections of Critical Care and Hematology/Medical Oncology, University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg Manitoba R3A 1R9, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgery, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, 1200 Main St W, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg Manitoba R3A 1R9, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main St W, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit (Trauma - Emergency - Critical Care Medicine), 1050 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Local K0-03, Québec, Québec G1S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology), uOttawa, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 1053 Carling Avenue Building, 1st Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada; ICES-uOttawa, Administrative Services, 1053 Carling Avenue Building, 1st Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada
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Chan V, Lindsay P, McQuiggan J, Zagorski B, Hill MD, O'Kelly C. Declining Admission and Mortality Rates for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Canada Between 2004 and 2015. Stroke 2019; 50:181-184. [PMID: 30580710 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.022332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose- The purpose of this study was to assess recent trends in the admission and mortality rates for subarachnoid hemorrhage in Canada. Methods- This retrospective cross-sectional study was based on data retrieved from the Canadian Institute for Health Information for all patients diagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage in Canada between 2004 and 2015. Adjusted admission rate, in-hospital mortality rates, and discharge disposition were calculated. Results- A total of 19 765 patients were diagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage between 2004 and 2015. The mean age was 58.1 years, and 40.3% were men. The annual hospitalization rate was 6.34 per 100 000 person-years, declining by -0.67% annually. In-hospital mortality rate was 21.5%. Conclusions- The Canadian subarachnoid hemorrhage admission and mortality rates are lower than previously reported, with a declining trend.
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- Vivien Chan
- From the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (V.C., C.O.)
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Canada (B.Z.)
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Calgary, Canada (M.D.H.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (V.C., C.O.)
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English SW, McIntyre L, Saigle V, Chassé M, Fergusson DA, Turgeon AF, Lauzier F, Griesdale D, Garland A, Zarychanski R, Algird A, van Walraven C. The Ottawa SAH search algorithms: protocol for a multi- centre validation study of primary subarachnoid hemorrhage prediction models using health administrative data (the SAHepi prediction study protocol). BMC Med Res Methodol 2018; 18:94. [PMID: 30219029 PMCID: PMC6139177 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-018-0553-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Conducting prospective epidemiological studies of hospitalized patients with rare diseases like primary subarachnoid hemorrhage (pSAH) are difficult due to time and budgetary constraints. Routinely collected administrative data could remove these barriers. We derived and validated 3 algorithms to identify hospitalized patients with a high probability of pSAH using administrative data. We aim to externally validate their performance in four hospitals across Canada. Methods Eligible patients include those ≥18 years of age admitted to these centres from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013. We will include patients whose discharge abstracts contain predictive variables identified in the models (ICD-10-CA diagnostic codes I60** (subarachnoid hemorrhage), I61** (intracranial hemorrhage), 162** (other nontrauma intracranial hemorrhage), I67** (other cerebrovascular disease), S06** (intracranial injury), G97 (other postprocedural nervous system disorder) and CCI procedural codes 1JW51 (occlusion of intracranial vessels), 1JE51 (carotid artery inclusion), 3JW10 (intracranial vessel imaging), 3FY20 (CT scan (soft tissue of neck)), and 3OT20 (CT scan (abdominal cavity)). The algorithms will be applied to each patient and the diagnosis confirmed via chart review. We will assess each model’s sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive value across the sites. Discussion Validating the Ottawa SAH Prediction Algorithms will provide a way to accurately identify large SAH cohorts, thereby furthering research and altering care.
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- S W English
- Department of Medicine (Critical Care), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4E9, Canada. .,Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine (Critical Care), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4E9, Canada.,Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit (Trauma - Emergency - Critical Care Medicine), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit (Trauma - Emergency - Critical Care Medicine), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.,Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Deparment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sections of Critical Care and Respirology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sections of Critical Care and Hematology/Medical Oncology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgy, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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English SW, Chassé M, Turgeon AF, Lauzier F, Griesdale D, Garland A, Fergusson D, Zarychanski R, van Walraven C, Montroy K, Ziegler J, Dupont-Chouinard R, Carignan R, Dhaliwal A, Mallick R, Sinclair J, Boutin A, Pagliarello G, Tinmouth A, McIntyre L. Anemia prevalence and incidence and red blood cell transfusion practices in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: results of a multicenter cohort study. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2018; 22:169. [PMID: 29973245 PMCID: PMC6031110 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-018-2089-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Whether a restrictive strategy for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is applied to patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is unclear. To inform the design and conduct of a future clinical trial, we sought to describe transfusion practices, hemoglobin (Hb) triggers, and predictors of RBC transfusion in patients with aSAH. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study of all consecutively admitted adult patients with aSAH at four tertiary care centers from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2013. Patients were identified from hospital administrative discharge records and existing local aSAH databases. Data collection by trained abstractors included demographic data, aSAH characteristics, Hb and transfusion data, other major aSAH cointerventions, and outcomes using a pretested case report form with standardized procedures. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize data, and regression models were used to identify associations between anemia, transfusion, and other relevant predictors and outcome. Results A total of 527 patients met inclusion eligibility. Mean (±SD) age was 57 ± 13 years, and 357 patients (67.7%) were female. The median modified Fisher grade was 4 (IQR 3–4). Mean nadir Hb was 98 ± 20 g/L and occurred on median admission day 4 (IQR 2–11). RBC transfusion occurred in 100 patients (19.0%). Transfusion rates varied across centers (12.1–27.4%, p = 0.02). Patients received a median of 1 RBC unit (IQR 1–2) per transfusion episode and a median total of 2 units (IQR 1–4). Median pretransfusion Hb for first transfusion was 79 g/L (IQR 74–93) and did not vary substantially across centers (78–82 g/L, p = 0.37). Of patients with nadir Hb < 80 g/L, 66.3% received a transfusion compared with 2.0% with Hb nadir ≥ 100 g/L (p < 0.0001). Predictors of transfusion were history of oral anticoagulant use, anterior circulation aneurysm, neurosurgical clipping, and lower Hb. Controlling for numerous potential confounders, transfusion was not independently associated with poor outcome. Conclusions We observed that moderate anemia remains very common early in admission following SAH. Only one-fifth of patients with SAH received RBC transfusions, mostly in cases of significant anemia (Hb < 80 g/L), and this did not appear to be associated with outcome. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13054-018-2089-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Shane W English
- Department of Medicine (Critical Care), The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus Room F202, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4E9, Canada. .,Clinical Epidemiology Program (Centre for Transfusion Research), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Deparment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program (Centre for Transfusion Research), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program (Centre for Transfusion Research), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program (Centre for Transfusion Research), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program (Centre for Transfusion Research), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Critical Care), The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus Room F202, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4E9, Canada.,Clinical Epidemiology Program (Centre for Transfusion Research), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Headache is a very common symptom in the neurointensive care unit (neuroICU). While headache in the neuroICU can be caused by worsening of a pre-existing primary headache disorder, most are secondary to another condition. Additionally, headache can be the presenting symptom of a number of conditions requiring prompt recognition and treatment including subarachnoid hemorrhage, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, central nervous system infection, pituitary apoplexy, and cerebral vasoconstriction. The neuroICU also has a unique postoperative population in which postcraniectomy and postcraniotomy headache, postintravascular intervention headache, hyperperfusion syndrome, ventriculitis, medication overuse or withdrawal headache, and hypercapnia may be encountered. Management varies dramatically depending on the etiology of the headache. Overreliance on opiate analgesics may produce significant adverse effects and lengthen ICU stays. However, nonnarcotic medications are increasingly being recognized as helpful in reducing the pain among various postsurgical and headache patients. Taken together, a multimodal approach targeting the underlying pathology and choosing appropriate systemic and local analgesic medications may be the best way to manage headache in critically ill patients.
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Han MH, Kim J, Choi KS, Kim CH, Kim JM, Cheong JH, Yi HJ, Lee SH. Monthly variations in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage incidence and mortality: Correlation with weather and pollution. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186973. [PMID: 29073210 PMCID: PMC5658131 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although the effect of weather and air pollution on the occurrence of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has been investigated, results have remained inconsistent. The present study aimed to determine the seasonality of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage occurrence and mortality. METHODS We used the National Inpatient Sample database to evaluate the effect of meteorological factors and air pollutants on patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage in Korea between 2011 and 2014. Monthly variations in SAH occurrence and mortality were analyzed using locally weighted scatter plot smoothing curves. Multivariate Poisson generalized linear regression models were used to evaluate potential independent meteorological and pollutant variables associated with SAH occurrence and mortality. RESULTS In total, 21,407 patients who underwent clip or coil treatment owing to aneurysmal SAH in Korea from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2014, were included. The crude incidence rate of SAH in Korea was 10.5 per 100,000 people per year. An approximately 0.5% lower risk of SAH was observed per 1°C increase in mean monthly temperature (relative risk, 0.995; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.992-0.997; p < 0.001), while an approximately 2.3% higher risk of SAH was observed per 1°C increase in mean monthly diurnal temperature. CONCLUSIONS We showed distinct patterns of seasonal and monthly variation in the occurrence and mortality of SAH. Our findings suggest that meteorological factors may play an important role in monthly variations in the occurrence of aneurysmal SAH.
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- Myung-Hoon Han
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Gyeongchun-ro, Guri, Gyonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Medical Center, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Gyeongchun-ro, Guri, Gyonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Gyeongchun-ro, Guri, Gyonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Gyeongchun-ro, Guri, Gyonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Medical Center, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Gachon University, Hambangmoe-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Germany Between 2010 and 2013: Estimated Incidence Rates Based on a Nationwide Hospital Discharge Registry. World Neurosurg 2017; 104:516-521. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Arenas de Larriva AP, Norby FL, Chen LY, Soliman EZ, Hoogeveen RC, Arking DE, Loehr LR, Alonso A. Circulating ceruloplasmin, ceruloplasmin-associated genes, and the incidence of atrial fibrillation in the atherosclerosis risk in communities study. Int J Cardiol 2017; 241:223-228. [PMID: 28427851 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ceruloplasmin (CP) may promote structural changes in the atrium making it more arrhythmogenic. We assessed the associations between CP, CP-associated genetic variants, and incident atrial fibrillation (AF) in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 10,059 men and women without prevalent AF aged 53 to 75years in 1996-1998 and followed through 2012. Circulating CP was measured in stored blood samples obtained in 1996-1998. Polymorphisms rs11708215 and rs13072552, previously associated with CP concentrations, were measured in 10,059 and 8829 participants respectively. AF was ascertained from study electrocardiograms, hospital discharge codes, and death certificates. Multivariable Cox models were run to study the association between circulating CP, CP-associated polymorphisms, and the incidence of AF. Over 10.5years of mean follow-up, 1357 cases of AF were identified. After adjusting for traditional risk factors and biomarkers, higher levels of circulating CP were associated with incident AF (hazard ratio [HR] 1.33, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11, 1.61 comparing top to bottom quartiles). Both rs11708215 and rs13072552 were significantly associated with CP levels. Presence of the CP-increasing alleles in rs11708215 and rs13072552, however, were significantly associated with lower risk of AF in whites (HR 0.84, 95%CI 0.76, 0.94, p=0.002 and HR 0.83; 95%CI 0.69, 0.99, p=0.043 respectively per CP-increasing allele in the final adjusted model) but not in African Americans. CONCLUSIONS Even though higher CP concentrations were associated with increased AF risk, genetic variants associated with higher CP decreased the risk of AF in whites. Our results suggest that circulating CP levels may not be causally related to risk of incident AF.
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- Antonio P Arenas de Larriva
- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States; Lipid and Atherosclerosis Unit, IMIBIC/Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía/Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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Guo P, Zheng M, Wang Y, Feng W, Wu J, Deng C, Luo G, Wang L, Pan B, Liu H. Effects of ambient temperature on stroke hospital admissions: Results from a time-series analysis of 104,432 strokes in Guangzhou, China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 580:307-315. [PMID: 28011022 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stroke is a main cause of death and public health burden in China. The evidence on the burden of different strokes attack attribute to ambient temperature in China is limited. This study aimed to show the characteristics of stroke attack and the attributable risk due to temperature based on hospital admission data in Guangzhou, one of the most developed cities in China. MATERIAL AND METHODS From January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015, 104,432 stroke hospitalizations in Guangzhou residents from 67 hospitals for stroke sentinel surveillance were registered. Characteristics of hospital admissions by gender, age group, calendar year and stroke subtype were analyzed, and distributed lag non-linear models were applied to evaluate the effects of temperature on stroke attack admissions. RESULTS Stroke attack admissions increased from 31,851 to 36,755 through 2013 to 2015, increasing by 15.4%. An increasing trend in the risk of stroke attack with age was observed, irrespectively of stroke subtype and calendar year. People with hypertension were more likely to have an associated stroke than people without that. The effects of cold temperature on attack admissions for CBI and ICH strokes were significant. Overall, the percentages of CBI and ICH attack admissions attribute to cold temperature were 9.06% (95% CI: 1.84, 15.00) and 15.09% (95% CI: 5.86, 21.96), respectively. Besides, elderly people were more vulnerable to cold temperature than the young. CONCLUSIONS Measures should be taken to increase public awareness about the ill effects of cold temperature on stroke attack, and educate the public about self-protection.
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- Pi Guo
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China.
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Garcia RM, Yoon S, Potts MB, Lawton MT. Investigating the Role of Ethnicity and Race in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Intracerebral Aneurysms Between 2008 and 2013 from a National Database. World Neurosurg 2016; 96:230-236. [PMID: 27609451 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.08.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Banfield JC, Abdolell M, Shankar JS. Secular pattern of aneurismal rupture with the lunar cycle and season. Interv Neuroradiol 2016; 23:60-63. [PMID: 27895241 DOI: 10.1177/1591019916675632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background The lunar cycle and seasons may be associated with rates of rupture of intracranial aneurysms, but the literature is mixed. Studies of the association between the lunar cycle and rates of aneurysm rupture used the eight qualitative moon phases. The purpose of this study was to assess any association of aneurysm rupture with the lunar cycle and with the season. Materials and methods We retrospectively reviewed all cases of subarachnoid haemorrhage secondary to ruptured intracranial aneurysm treated with endovascular coiling in our institution over a 10-year period. We included only cases with a known rupture date. We used the degree of illumination of the moon to quantitatively code the lunar cycle. Results A total of 212 cases were included in our analyses. The odds of aneurysm rupture were significantly greater ( p < 0.001) when the moon was least (new moon) and most (full moon) illuminated, as compared to the middle of the lunar cycle. The odds of rupture tended to be higher ( p = 0.059) in the summer, compared to autumn. Conclusions The odds of aneurysm rupture were greater when the moon was least illuminated (new moon) and most illuminated (full moon), compared to the middle of the lunar cycle.
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- Jillian C Banfield
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada
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English SW, McIntyre L, Fergusson D, Turgeon A, Dos Santos MP, Lum C, Chassé M, Sinclair J, Forster A, van Walraven C. Subarachnoid hemorrhage admissions retrospectively identified using a prediction model. Neurology 2016; 87:1557-1564. [PMID: 27629096 PMCID: PMC5067543 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000003204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To create an accurate prediction model using variables collected in widely available health administrative data records to identify hospitalizations for primary subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). METHODS A previously established complete cohort of consecutive primary SAH patients was combined with a random sample of control hospitalizations. Chi-square recursive partitioning was used to derive and internally validate a model to predict the probability that a patient had primary SAH (due to aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation) using health administrative data. RESULTS A total of 10,322 hospitalizations with 631 having primary SAH (6.1%) were included in the study (5,122 derivation, 5,200 validation). In the validation patients, our recursive partitioning algorithm had a sensitivity of 96.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] 93.9-98.0), a specificity of 99.8% (95% CI 99.6-99.9), and a positive likelihood ratio of 483 (95% CI 254-879). In this population, patients meeting criteria for the algorithm had a probability of 45% of truly having primary SAH. CONCLUSIONS Routinely collected health administrative data can be used to accurately identify hospitalized patients with a high probability of having a primary SAH. This algorithm may allow, upon validation, an easy and accurate method to create validated cohorts of primary SAH from either ruptured aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation.
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- Shane W English
- From the Department of Medicine (Critical Care) (S.W.E., L.M.), Clinical Epidemiology Program (S.W.E, L.M., D.F., A.F., C.v.W.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care) (A.T., M.C.), Hôpital de L'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec; and Departments of Medical Imaging (M.P.d.S., C.L.), Surgery (Neuro-Surgery) (J.S.), and Medicine (C.v.W, A.F.), The Ottawa Hospital, Canada.
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- From the Department of Medicine (Critical Care) (S.W.E., L.M.), Clinical Epidemiology Program (S.W.E, L.M., D.F., A.F., C.v.W.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care) (A.T., M.C.), Hôpital de L'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec; and Departments of Medical Imaging (M.P.d.S., C.L.), Surgery (Neuro-Surgery) (J.S.), and Medicine (C.v.W, A.F.), The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine (Critical Care) (S.W.E., L.M.), Clinical Epidemiology Program (S.W.E, L.M., D.F., A.F., C.v.W.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care) (A.T., M.C.), Hôpital de L'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec; and Departments of Medical Imaging (M.P.d.S., C.L.), Surgery (Neuro-Surgery) (J.S.), and Medicine (C.v.W, A.F.), The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine (Critical Care) (S.W.E., L.M.), Clinical Epidemiology Program (S.W.E, L.M., D.F., A.F., C.v.W.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care) (A.T., M.C.), Hôpital de L'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec; and Departments of Medical Imaging (M.P.d.S., C.L.), Surgery (Neuro-Surgery) (J.S.), and Medicine (C.v.W, A.F.), The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine (Critical Care) (S.W.E., L.M.), Clinical Epidemiology Program (S.W.E, L.M., D.F., A.F., C.v.W.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care) (A.T., M.C.), Hôpital de L'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec; and Departments of Medical Imaging (M.P.d.S., C.L.), Surgery (Neuro-Surgery) (J.S.), and Medicine (C.v.W, A.F.), The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine (Critical Care) (S.W.E., L.M.), Clinical Epidemiology Program (S.W.E, L.M., D.F., A.F., C.v.W.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care) (A.T., M.C.), Hôpital de L'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec; and Departments of Medical Imaging (M.P.d.S., C.L.), Surgery (Neuro-Surgery) (J.S.), and Medicine (C.v.W, A.F.), The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine (Critical Care) (S.W.E., L.M.), Clinical Epidemiology Program (S.W.E, L.M., D.F., A.F., C.v.W.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care) (A.T., M.C.), Hôpital de L'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec; and Departments of Medical Imaging (M.P.d.S., C.L.), Surgery (Neuro-Surgery) (J.S.), and Medicine (C.v.W, A.F.), The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine (Critical Care) (S.W.E., L.M.), Clinical Epidemiology Program (S.W.E, L.M., D.F., A.F., C.v.W.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care) (A.T., M.C.), Hôpital de L'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec; and Departments of Medical Imaging (M.P.d.S., C.L.), Surgery (Neuro-Surgery) (J.S.), and Medicine (C.v.W, A.F.), The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine (Critical Care) (S.W.E., L.M.), Clinical Epidemiology Program (S.W.E, L.M., D.F., A.F., C.v.W.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care) (A.T., M.C.), Hôpital de L'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec; and Departments of Medical Imaging (M.P.d.S., C.L.), Surgery (Neuro-Surgery) (J.S.), and Medicine (C.v.W, A.F.), The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine (Critical Care) (S.W.E., L.M.), Clinical Epidemiology Program (S.W.E, L.M., D.F., A.F., C.v.W.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care) (A.T., M.C.), Hôpital de L'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec; and Departments of Medical Imaging (M.P.d.S., C.L.), Surgery (Neuro-Surgery) (J.S.), and Medicine (C.v.W, A.F.), The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
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Headache in subarachnoid hemorrhage and headache attributed to intracranial endovascular procedures. Neurol Sci 2016; 36 Suppl 1:67-70. [PMID: 26017515 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-015-2193-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Headache is a critical problem in the emergency setting. In this paper we briefly review the epidemiological data regarding headache in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH), considering the role of headache as a warning symptom and the other clinical manifestation of SAH. We have also introduced a recent clinical entity, represented by headache associated to intracranial endovascular procedures (IEPs).
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Enriched administrative data can be used to retrospectively identify all known cases of primary subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Clin Epidemiol 2015; 70:146-54. [PMID: 26399902 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Revised: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We derived and validated a method to screen all hospital admissions for 1° subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) by retrospectively implementing recognized diagnostic criteria. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING A screen for 1° SAH was developed using two previously created registries. Screen-positive cases underwent diagnosis confirmation with primary record review. A review of all patient hospital encounters with the diagnostic code for 1° SAH, and cross-referencing with an existing SAH registry was undertaken to identify missed cases. RESULTS Three subscreens were combined to form the 1° SAH screen (sensitivity: 98.4% [95% CI: 91.7-99.7%], specificity: 93.4% [95% CI: 90.4-95.4%], n = 455 patients in validation sample). From 1,699 screen-positive admissions between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2011, we identified 831 true cases of SAH of which 632 patients had 1° SAH from ruptured aneurysm/arteriovenous malformation (sensitivity: 96.5% [95% CI: 94.8-97.8%], specificity: 40.3% [95% CI: 38.1-42.6%]). A review of all encounters with a diagnostic code for 1° SAH yielded additional 22 true cases. CONCLUSION When positive, our 1° SAH screen significantly increases the probability of this diagnosis in a particular hospitalization. The addition of patient hospitalizations encoded with the diagnostic code for 1° SAH improved sensitivity. Together, these methods represent the best way to retrospectively identify all cases of 1° SAH within an extensive sampling frame.
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English SW, Chassé M, Turgeon AF, Tinmouth A, Boutin A, Pagliarello G, Fergusson D, McIntyre L. Red blood cell transfusion and mortality effect in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Syst Rev 2015; 4:41. [PMID: 25927348 PMCID: PMC4392797 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-015-0035-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a devastating disease that leads to important morbidity and mortality in a young patient population. Anemia following aSAH is common and may be exacerbated by the treatments instituted by clinicians as part of standard care. The role and optimal thresholds for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in this patient population remains unknown. METHODS/DESIGN We will conduct a systematic review of the literature using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and EBM Reviews (including Cochrane Central databases) using a comprehensive search strategy for observational and interventional studies of RBC transfusion in aSAH. Our primary objective is to evaluate the association of RBC transfusion with mortality in aSAH patients. Secondary objectives include a) determining associations between RBC transfusion and poor neurologic outcome, b) defining an optimal RBC transfusion threshold in aSAH patients, and c) describing complications associated with RBC transfusion in aSAH patients. We plan a descriptive reporting of all included citations including study characteristics, methodological quality, and reported outcomes. Clinical and statistical heterogeneity observed between studies will be described. If appropriate, meta-analyses of suitable studies and interpretation of their results will be performed. Effect measures will be converted to obtain relative risks and odds ratios (RR and ORs) with 95% confidence intervals and pooled according to study design (randomized trials and observational studies respectively) using a random effects model. DISCUSSION This review will summarize the existing observational and trial evidence regarding RBC transfusion in aSAH patients. The analytical plan has made considerations for different study designs, both observational and interventional in nature, and will summarize the best available evidence to inform the end user and policy and guideline producers and to highlight areas in need of further study. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42014014806.
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- Shane W English
- Department of Medicine (Critical Care), The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Avenue, Rm F202, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4E9, Canada. .,Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Box 201B, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
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- Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Box 201B, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
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- Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care), Hôpital L'Enfant-Jésus, 1401, 18e Rue, H-037, Québec, QB, G1J 1Z4, Canada.
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- Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Box 201B, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
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- Department of Anesthesia (Critical Care), Hôpital L'Enfant-Jésus, 1401, 18e Rue, H-037, Québec, QB, G1J 1Z4, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine (Critical Care), The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Avenue, Rm F202, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4E9, Canada.
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- Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Box 201B, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine (Critical Care), The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Avenue, Rm F202, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4E9, Canada. .,Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Box 201B, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
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Stienen MN, Smoll NR, Battaglia M, Schatlo B, Woernle CM, Fung C, Roethlisberger M, Daniel RT, Fathi AR, Fandino J, Hildebrandt G, Schaller K, Bijlenga P. Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture Is Predicted by Measures of Solar Activity. World Neurosurg 2015; 83:588-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Sood MM, Garg AX, Bota SE, Marisiddappa L, McArthur E, Naylor KL, Kapral MK, Kim SJ, Lam NN, Molnar AO, Harel Z, Perl J, Knoll GA. Risk of major hemorrhage after kidney transplantation. Am J Nephrol 2015; 41:73-80. [PMID: 25677869 DOI: 10.1159/000371902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Major hemorrhagic events are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We examined the three-year cumulative incidence of hospitalization with major nontraumatic hemorrhage after kidney transplantation. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study using healthcare administrative data of all adult-incident kidney-only transplantation recipients in Ontario, Canada from 1994 to 2009. We calculated the three-year cumulative incidence, event rate, and incident rate ratio of hospitalization with major hemorrhage, its subtypes and those undergoing a hemorrhage-related procedure. RESULTS were stratified by patient age and donor type and compared to a random and propensity-score matched sample from the general population. RESULTS Among 4,958 kidney transplant recipients, the three-year cumulative incidence of hospitalization with nontraumatic major hemorrhage was 3.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.0-4.1%, 12.7 events per 1,000 patient-years) compared to 0.4% (95% CI 0.4-0.5%) in the general population (RR = 8.2, 95% CI 6.9-9.7). The crude risk of hemorrhage was 3-9-fold higher in all subtypes (upper/lower gastrointestinal, intra-cranial) and 15-fold higher for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures compared to the random sample from the general population. After propensity score matching, the relative risk for major hemorrhage and its subtypes attenuated but remained elevated. The cumulative incidence of hemorrhage was higher for older individuals and those with a deceased donor kidney. CONCLUSION Kidney transplantation recipients have a higher risk of hospitalization with hemorrhage compared to the general population, with about 1 in 30 recipients experiencing a major hemorrhage in the three years following transplant.
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- Manish M Sood
- Division of Nephrology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
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Togashi K, Joffe AM, Sekhar L, Kim L, Lam A, Yanez D, Broeckel-Elrod JA, Moore A, Deem S, Khandelwal N, Souter MJ, Treggiari MM. Randomized Pilot Trial of Intensive Management of Blood Pressure or Volume Expansion in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (IMPROVES). Neurosurgery 2015; 76:125-34; discussion 134-5; quiz 135. [DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Field TS, Green TL, Roy K, Pedersen J, Hill MD. Trends in Hospital Admission for Stroke in Calgary. Can J Neurol Sci 2014; 31:387-93. [PMID: 15376486 DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100003504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Background:Stroke incidence has fallen since 1950. Recent trends suggest that stroke incidence may be stabilizing or increasing. We investigated time trends in stroke occurrence and in-hospital morbidity and mortality in the Calgary Health Region.Methods:All patients admitted to hospitals in the Calgary Health Region between 1994 and 2002 with a primary discharge diagnosis code (ICD-9 or ICD-10) of stroke were included. In-hospital strokes were also included. Stroke type, date of admission, age, gender, discharge disposition (died, discharged) and in-hospital complications (pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis) were recorded. Poisson and simple linear regression was used to model time trends of occurrence by stroke type and age-group and to extrapolate future time trends.Results:From 1994 to 2002, 11642 stroke events were observed. Of these, 9879 patients (84.8%) were discharged from hospital, 1763 (15.1%) died in hospital, and 591 (5.1%) developed in-hospital complications from pneumonia, pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis. Both in-hospital mortality and complication rates were highest for hemorrhages. Over the period of study, the rate of stroke admission has remained stable. However, total numbers of stroke admission to hospital have faced a significant increase (p=0.012) due to the combination of increases in intracerebral hemorrhage (p=0.021) and ischemic stroke admissions (p=0.011). Sub-arachnoid hemorrhage rates have declined. In-hospital stroke mortality has experienced an overall decline due to a decrease in deaths from ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage and sub-arachnoid hemorrhage.Conclusion:Although age-adjusted stroke occurrence rates were stable from 1994 to 2002, this is associated with both a sharp increase in the absolute number of stroke admissions and decline in proportional in-hospital mortality. Further research is needed into changes in stroke severity over time to understand the causes of declining in-hospital stroke mortality rates.
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- T S Field
- Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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The three-year incidence of major hemorrhage among older adults initiating chronic dialysis. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2014; 1:21. [PMID: 25780611 PMCID: PMC4349720 DOI: 10.1186/s40697-014-0021-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background For those who initiate chronic dialysis, knowing what proportion will experience 3-year outcomes of hemorrhage with hospitalization informs patient prognosis, disease impact, and the planning of trials and programs to prevent events. Objectives We examined the incidence of hemorrhage and related gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures in incident older dialysis patients and stratified patients by age, era, dialysis modality and whether recently prescribed anti-thrombotic medication. Design Retrospective cohort study Setting Ontario, Canada from 1998 to 2008 (n = 11,173) Patients All older patients (>65 years) who initiated chronic dialysis Measurements Hospitalization with hemorrhage and its subtypes (upper and lower gastrointestinal, intra-cerebral, subarachnoid) and related-gastrointestinal procedures. Methods Three-year outcomes of hospitalization with hemorrhage were expressed as cumulative incidence and incidence rate (number of events per 1,000 patient years). Results were stratified by patient age (66 to 74, 75 to 84, ≥ 85), era (1998 to 2001, 2002 to 2005, 2006 to 2008) and dialysis modality. Among those with hemorrhage, we examined prescriptions for anti-thrombotic medications (warfarin, clopidogrel) in the preceding 120 days. Results The 3-year cumulative incidence of hemorrhage was 14.4% (roughly 1 in 7 patients). By location, the 3-year cumulative incidence was 8.9% lower gastrointestinal, 6.1% upper gastrointestinal, 0.9% intra-cerebral and 0.1% sub arachnoid hemorrhage. The 3-year cumulative incidence of gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures was 14.8%. The cumulative incidence and rate of hemorrhage were not appreciably different across the 3 age strata, by era or by dialysis modality. Among patients with a hemorrhage, 29.5% were prescribed warfarin in the preceding 120 days, and 8.4% clopidogrel. Limitations Recurrent events were not included. Conclusions Many older patients who initiate chronic dialysis will be hospitalized with hemorrhage and receive related procedures over the subsequent three years. Despite greater age and co-morbidity over the last decade this incidence has not changed. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40697-014-0021-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Jang SH, Choi BY, Kim SH, Chang CH, Jung YJ, Kwon HG. Injury of the mammillothalamic tract in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage: a retrospective diffusion tensor imaging study. BMJ Open 2014; 4:e005613. [PMID: 25052176 PMCID: PMC4120333 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Few studies have reported on injury of the mammillothalamic tract (MTT) in patients with stroke. However, no study in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) has been reported. Using diffusion tensor tractography, we attempted to investigate injury of the MTT in patients with SAH. METHODS We recruited 16 patients with SAH and 15 control participants. DTI was obtained at 5.7±1.5 weeks after onset and reconstruction of the MTT was performed using the probabilistic tractography method. The fractional anisotropy (FA) value and tract number of the MTT and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score were determined. Values of FA and tract volume showing a decrement of more than two SDs that of normal control were defined as abnormal. RESULTS The FA value and tract volume in the patient group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p<0.05). In addition, MMSE showed strong (r=0.67, p=0.005) positive correlation with tract volume without correlation with FA. In the individual analysis, 16 MTTs of 32 MTTs in 16 patients showed abnormalities of the MTT in terms of the FA value, the tract volume or the presence of a reconstructed MTT. As a result, 10 (62.5%) of 16 patients showed abnormality of the MTT in at least one hemisphere. CONCLUSIONS We found that patients with SAH showed injury of the MTT and this injury showed correlation with cognitive dysfunction.
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- Sung Ho Jang
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republicof Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republicof Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republicof Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republicof Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republicof Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republicof Korea
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Bushnell C, McCullough LD, Awad IA, Chireau MV, Fedder WN, Furie KL, Howard VJ, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Piña IL, Reeves MJ, Rexrode KM, Saposnik G, Singh V, Towfighi A, Vaccarino V, Walters MR. Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in women: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2014; 45:1545-88. [PMID: 24503673 PMCID: PMC10152977 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000442009.06663.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 627] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this statement is to summarize data on stroke risk factors that are unique to and more common in women than men and to expand on the data provided in prior stroke guidelines and cardiovascular prevention guidelines for women. This guideline focuses on the risk factors unique to women, such as reproductive factors, and those that are more common in women, including migraine with aura, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and atrial fibrillation. METHODS Writing group members were nominated by the committee chair on the basis of their previous work in relevant topic areas and were approved by the American Heart Association (AHA) Stroke Council's Scientific Statement Oversight Committee and the AHA's Manuscript Oversight Committee. The panel reviewed relevant articles on adults using computerized searches of the medical literature through May 15, 2013. The evidence is organized within the context of the AHA framework and is classified according to the joint AHA/American College of Cardiology and supplementary AHA Stroke Council methods of classifying the level of certainty and the class and level of evidence. The document underwent extensive AHA internal peer review, Stroke Council Leadership review, and Scientific Statements Oversight Committee review before consideration and approval by the AHA Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee. RESULTS We provide current evidence, research gaps, and recommendations on risk of stroke related to preeclampsia, oral contraceptives, menopause, and hormone replacement, as well as those risk factors more common in women, such as obesity/metabolic syndrome, atrial fibrillation, and migraine with aura. CONCLUSIONS To more accurately reflect the risk of stroke in women across the lifespan, as well as the clear gaps in current risk scores, we believe a female-specific stroke risk score is warranted.
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Friedrich V, Bederson JB, Sehba FA. Gender influences the initial impact of subarachnoid hemorrhage: an experimental investigation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e80101. [PMID: 24250830 PMCID: PMC3826711 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) carries high early patient mortality. More women than men suffer from SAH and the average age of female SAH survivors is greater than that of male survivors; however, the overall mortality and neurological outcomes are not better in males despite their younger age. This pattern suggests the possibility of gender differences in the severity of initial impact and/or in subsequent pathophysiology. We explored gender differences in survival and pathophysiology following subarachnoid hemorrhage induced in age-matched male and female rats by endovascular puncture. Intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral blood flow (CBF), blood pressure (BP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) were recorded at and after induction of SAH. Animals were sacrificed 3 hours after lesion and studied for subarachnoid hematoma size, vascular pathology (collagen and endothelium immunostaining), inflammation (platelet and neutrophil immunostaining), and cell death (TUNEL assay). In a second cohort, 24-hour survival was determined. Subarachnoid hematoma, post-hemorrhage ICP peak, BP elevation, reduction in CPP, intraluminal platelet aggregation and neutrophil accumulation, loss of vascular collagen, and neuronal and non-neuronal cell death were greater in male than in female rats. Hematoma size did not correlate with the number of apoptotic cells, platelet aggregates or neutrophil. The ICP peak correlated with hematoma size and with number of apoptotic cells but not with platelet aggregates and neutrophil number. This suggests that the intensity of ICP rise at SAH influences the severity of apoptosis but not of inflammation. Mortality was markedly greater in males than females. Our data demonstrate that in rats gender influences the initial impact of SAH causing greater bleed and early injury in males as compared to females.
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- Victor Friedrich
- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Kramer AH, Zygun DA. Declining mortality in neurocritical care patients: a cohort study in Southern Alberta over eleven years. Can J Anaesth 2013; 60:966-75. [PMID: 23877315 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-013-0001-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Few interventions have been proven to improve outcomes in neurocritical care patients. It is unknown whether outcomes in Canada have changed over time. We performed a cohort study in Southern Alberta to determine whether survival and discharge disposition have improved. METHODS Using prospectively collected data, we identified patients admitted to regional intensive care units (ICUs) over a more than 11-year period with traumatic brain injury (TBI), subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), intracerebral hemorrhage, anoxic encephalopathy, central nervous system infection, or status epilepticus. Four sequential time periods of 2.8 years were compared, as were periods before and after various practice modifications were introduced. Logistic regression was used to adjust for patient age, Glasgow Coma Scale score, and case mix. RESULTS A total of 4,097 patients were assessed. The odds of death were lowest in the most recent time quartile (odds ratio [OR] 0.70, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.56 to 0.88, P < 0.01). The odds of being discharged home without the need for support services increased over time (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.38 to 1.85, P = 0.003). Improvements were not the same for all diagnostic subgroups. They were statistically significant for patients with TBI and SAH. Neurocritical care consultative services, evidence-based protocols, and clustering of patients within a multidisciplinary ICU were associated with improved outcomes. Length of stay in an ICU increased among hospital survivors (4.6 vs 3.8 days, P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Mortality and discharge disposition of neurocritical care patients in Southern Alberta have improved over time. Practice modifications in the region were associated with positive outcome trends. Longer ICU length of stay may imply that intensivists are increasingly delaying decisions about withdrawing life-sustaining interventions.
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- Andreas H Kramer
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine & Clinical Neurosciences, Foothills Medical Centre, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, 3134 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 2T9, Canada,
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McNeill L, English SW, Borg N, Matta BF, Menon DK. Effects of Institutional Caseload of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage on Mortality. Stroke 2013; 44:647-52. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.681254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Lisa McNeill
- From the Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (L.M., D.K.M.); Department of Medicine (Critical Care), the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (S.W.E.); and Department of Clinical Neurosciences (N.B.) and Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (B.F.M.), Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (L.M., D.K.M.); Department of Medicine (Critical Care), the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (S.W.E.); and Department of Clinical Neurosciences (N.B.) and Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (B.F.M.), Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (L.M., D.K.M.); Department of Medicine (Critical Care), the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (S.W.E.); and Department of Clinical Neurosciences (N.B.) and Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (B.F.M.), Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (L.M., D.K.M.); Department of Medicine (Critical Care), the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (S.W.E.); and Department of Clinical Neurosciences (N.B.) and Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (B.F.M.), Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- From the Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (L.M., D.K.M.); Department of Medicine (Critical Care), the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (S.W.E.); and Department of Clinical Neurosciences (N.B.) and Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (B.F.M.), Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Connolly ES, Rabinstein AA, Carhuapoma JR, Derdeyn CP, Dion J, Higashida RT, Hoh BL, Kirkness CJ, Naidech AM, Ogilvy CS, Patel AB, Thompson BG, Vespa P. Guidelines for the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/american Stroke Association. Stroke 2012; 43:1711-37. [PMID: 22556195 DOI: 10.1161/str.0b013e3182587839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2269] [Impact Index Per Article: 189.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this guideline is to present current and comprehensive recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). METHODS A formal literature search of MEDLINE (November 1, 2006, through May 1, 2010) was performed. Data were synthesized with the use of evidence tables. Writing group members met by teleconference to discuss data-derived recommendations. The American Heart Association Stroke Council's Levels of Evidence grading algorithm was used to grade each recommendation. The guideline draft was reviewed by 7 expert peer reviewers and by the members of the Stroke Council Leadership and Manuscript Oversight Committees. It is intended that this guideline be fully updated every 3 years. RESULTS Evidence-based guidelines are presented for the care of patients presenting with aSAH. The focus of the guideline was subdivided into incidence, risk factors, prevention, natural history and outcome, diagnosis, prevention of rebleeding, surgical and endovascular repair of ruptured aneurysms, systems of care, anesthetic management during repair, management of vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia, management of hydrocephalus, management of seizures, and management of medical complications. CONCLUSIONS aSAH is a serious medical condition in which outcome can be dramatically impacted by early, aggressive, expert care. The guidelines offer a framework for goal-directed treatment of the patient with aSAH.
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Memory deficits for survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are common, however, the nature of these deficits is not well understood. In this study, 24 patients with SAH and matched control participants were asked to study six lists containing words from four different categories. For half the lists, the categories were presented together (organized lists). For the remaining lists, the related words were presented randomly to maximize the use of executive processes such as strategy and organization (unorganized lists). Across adjoining lists, there was overlap in the types of categories given, done to promote intrusions. Compared to control participants, SAH patients recalled a similar number of words for the organized lists, but significantly fewer words for the unorganized lists. SAH patients also reported more intrusions than their matched counterparts. Separating patients into anterior communicating artery ruptures (ACoA) and ruptures in other regions, there was a recall deficit only for the unorganized list for those with ACoA ruptures and deficits across both list types for other rupture locations. These results suggest that memory impairment following SAH is likely driven by impairment in the executive components of memory, particularly for those with ACoA ruptures. Such findings may help direct future cognitive-therapeutic programs.
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Lai L, Morgan MK. Incidence of subarachnoid haemorrhage: an Australian national hospital morbidity database analysis. J Clin Neurosci 2012; 19:733-9. [PMID: 22326203 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Accepted: 09/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Incidences of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in Australia have been reported in regional studies with variable rates. We investigated the national SAH rate and evaluated the trend over the 10 years from 1998 to 2008. The crude SAH incidence, not related to trauma or arteriovenous malformation, was estimated at 10.3 cases per 100,000 person-years (95% confidence interval [CI]: 10.2-10.4). Females have a higher incidence of SAH (12.5 cases per 100,000; 95% CI: 12.3-12.8) compared to males (8.0 cases per 100,000; 95% CI: 7.8-8.3), with age-adjusted incidence increases with increasing age for both sexes. Less than 10% of SAH occurred in the first three decades of life. The peak age group for patients to experience SAH was between 45 years and 64 years, accounting for almost 45% of the overall annual SAH admissions. Aneurysms located in the anterior circulation were a more common source of rupture compared to those located in the posterior circulation (rate ratio 3.9; 95% CI: 3.6-4.2). Contrary to contemporary observations in the literature, we did not observe a decline in the incidence of SAH during this specified study period.
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- Leon Lai
- Australian School of Advanced Medicine, 2 Technology Place, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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A temporal pattern in the occurrence of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2011; 153:1313-9; discussion 1319. [PMID: 21499961 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-011-1017-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Numerous studies with conflicting results have tried to prove the influence of seasonal variations or different meteorological factors on the occurrence of aneurysmal subarachnoidal hemorrhage (SAH). The aim of this study was to establish a mathematical model of a series of aneurysmal rupture dates in different patients and verify a temporal pattern in the occurrence of SAH. METHODS We analyzed a group of 563 patients with the exact aneurysm rupture dates, hospitalized at the Clinic of Neurosurgery, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia, between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2009. After the monthly distributions, we evaluated the period between two subsequent rupture dates. RESULTS The absolute number of SAH per month varied between 0 and 10. The monthly seasonal indices show a fluctuation of the time series (with the peak in March and nadir in September), but the median values of the number of aneurysm ruptures in a particular month did not differ significantly. The time scale of the aneurysm rupture dates shows that the most frequent interval between subsequent ruptures was 1 day (in 75 cases or 13.34%). Following this period, the number of days between ruptures showed a gradually decreasing pattern that could be approximated by exponential distribution. CONCLUSIONS The results are a clear confirmation that SAH patients do indeed present in clusters in a restricted population area. This exact clustering in our series is not particularly connected to month or season, yet strongly supports the existence of a temporal pattern in SAH occurrence.
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Vadikolias K, Tsivgoulis G, Heliopoulos I, Papaioakim M, Aggelopoulou C, Serdari A, Birbilis T, Piperidou C. Incidence and Case Fatality of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in Northern Greece: The Evros Registry of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage. Int J Stroke 2009; 4:322-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00334.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background Epidemiological data on subarachnoid haemorrhage incidence and case-fatality rates are scarce in the southeastern Mediterranean region. We conducted a population-based study in Evros Province, located in north-eastern Greece, to determine subarachnoid haemorrhage incidence over a 5-year period (2001–2005). Methods Evros Province has a well-defined, largely homogeneous population with healthcare organised around a single tertiary-care University Hospital. We organised a prospective computerised registry of permanent Evros residents admitted or transferred to our hospital with a diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage. Standard World Health Organization definitions and overlapping case-finding methods were used to identify all cases of first ever in a lifetime subarachnoid haemorrhage in all age groups, occurring during the study period. The diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography scan in all hospitalised cases. Sudden deaths attributable to subarachnoid haemorrhage were systematically recorded province-wide by our forensic department and are included in the study. Results During the 5-year period, 51 cases of subarachnoid haemorrhage were recorded (28 men, 23 women; mean age 59 ± 17 years). The crude annual incidence rates were 8·3/100000 persons (95% confidence interval: 5·5–12·0) for men, 7·5/100000 (4·8–11·3) for women and 7·9/100000 (5§9–10§4) for all subjects. The standardised incidence rates for groups aged 45–84 years in the European population were 9·3/100000 (5·8–12·8) for men, 6·5/100000 (3·7–9·4) for women and 7·9/100000 (5·7–10·2). The 28-day case-fatality rates for men, women and all subjects were 36% (21–54%), 35% (19–55%) and 35% (24–49%), respectively. Conclusions The incidence and case-fatality rate of subarachnoid haemorrhage haemorrhage in Greece appear to be similar to other developed countries. No gender differences in subarachnoid haemorrhage incidence and case-fatality rate were documented.
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- K. Vadikolias
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Emergency Department (ER), University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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Umemura K, Hirashima Y, Kurimoto M, Kuwayama N, Kubo M, Origasa H, Doshi M, Endo S. Involvement of meteorological factors and sex in the occurrence of subarachnoid hemorrhage in Japan. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2008; 48:101-7. [PMID: 18362455 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.48.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The sex difference in the seasonal occurrence of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and the association of meteorological factors in Japan were analyzed in 1006 consecutive patients with SAH in Toyama, Japan from 1996 to 2000. The study investigated whether these meteorological factors could explain the seasonality of the incidence of SAH in each sex. Seasonal variation of SAH occurrence peaked in spring in men, but peaked in spring and winter in women. The difference between maximum temperature and minimum temperature was the greatest on the day previous to SAH occurrence in multiple individuals in men, whereas mean humidity was the greatest on that day in women. Interestingly, the difference between maximum temperature and minimum temperature peaked in spring and mean humidity in winter from the meteorological data over the 5 years. The relationship between humidity and occurrence of SAH may explain the sex difference of the incidence of aneurysmal SAH. The humidity change may be a specific and additional meteorological factor for the incidence of SAH in women.
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- Kimiko Umemura
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Nakaguchi H, Teraoka A. Relationship between the occurrence of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage and holidays and traditionally unlucky days in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2007; 16:194-8. [PMID: 17845915 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2007] [Accepted: 04/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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To investigate whether calendrical information influences the occurrence of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, we statistically compared the incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage for inpatients at Teraoka Memorial Hospital (164 patients), against various calendrical factors such as the day of the week, national holidays, and RokuYo (a recurring six-day series of lucky and unlucky days in the Japanese traditional calendar) over the period from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003. On Japanese national holidays the relative risk of intracerebral hemorrhage is significantly higher than on other days, certainly due to much more alcohol consumption on holidays. During RokuYo, the relative risk of intracerebral hemorrhage is extremely low on the traditionally unlucky days of ButsuMetsu and TomoBiki, as many Japanese people restrain their activities on these days. Certain days of the year and certain times of the Japanese supplemental calendars correlate significantly with the incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage.
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- Hiroshi Nakaguchi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Teraoka Memorial Hospital, Ichihara, Japan.
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Frösen J, Piippo A, Paetau A, Kangasniemi M, Niemelä M, Hernesniemi J, Jääskeläinen J. Growth factor receptor expression and remodeling of saccular cerebral artery aneurysm walls: implications for biological therapy preventing rupture. Neurosurgery 2006; 58:534-41; discussion 534-41. [PMID: 16528195 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000197332.55054.c8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Remodeling of the saccular cerebral artery aneurysm (SCAA) wall, known to be associated with rupture, might be modified with bioactive endovascular implants or systemic drug therapy targeted at growth factor receptors to prevent rupture. The receptors regulating SCAA wall remodeling are, however, unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS Immunostaining for 12 growth factor receptors, and markers for matrix synthesis, proliferation, and inflammatory cell infiltration, were analyzed in 21 unruptured and 35 ruptured aneurysm fundi resected after microsurgical clipping of the aneurysm neck. The results were compared with clinical and radiological data. RESULTS Eleven of the 12 receptors studied were expressed at varying intensities in the 56 SCAA walls. Only transforming growth factor (TGF)beta-R2 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-R1 were associated with rupture and basic fibroblast growth factor-R1 with minor leaks (P = 0.018). TGFbeta-R3 and VEGF-R1 was associated with wall remodeling (P = 0.043 and 0.027), and VEGF-R1 was associated with T-cell and macrophage infiltration as well as organization of luminal thrombosis (P = 0.019). VEGF-R2 was associated with myointimal hyperplasia (P = 0.017) and proliferation (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION VEGF, TGFbeta, and basic fibroblast growth factor receptors were associated with SCAA wall remodeling, making them potential targets for bioactive endovascular implants or drug therapy aiming to reinforce the SCAA wall.
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- Juhana Frösen
- Neurosurgery Research Group, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Naval NS, Stevens RD, Mirski MA, Bhardwaj A. Controversies in the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage*. Crit Care Med 2006; 34:511-24. [PMID: 16424735 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000198331.45998.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The care of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage has evolved significantly with the advent of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. Although it is believed that these advances have contributed to improved outcomes, considerable uncertainty persists regarding key areas of management. OBJECTIVE To review selected controversies in the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, with a special emphasis on endovascular vs. surgical techniques for securing aneurysms, the diagnosis and therapy of cerebral vasospasm, neuroprotection, antithrombotic and anticonvulsant agents, cerebral salt wasting, and myocardial dysfunction, and to suggest venues for further clinical investigation. DATA SOURCE Search of MEDLINE and Cochrane databases and manual review of article bibliographies. DATA SYNTHESIS AND CONCLUSIONS Many aspects of care in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage remain highly controversial and warrant further resolution with hypothesis-driven clinical or translational research. It is anticipated that the rigorous evaluation and implementation of such data will provide a basis for improvements in short- and long-term outcomes.
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- Neeraj S Naval
- Division of Neurosciences Critical Care, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Dufour H, Bonafé A, Bruder N, Boulard G, Ravussin P, Lejeune JP, Gabrillargues J, Beydon L, Audibert G, Berré J, Hans P, Puybasset L, Ter Minassian A, Proust F, de Kersaint-Gilly A. Diagnostic en hôpital général et prise en charge immédiate des hémorragies méningées graves. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 24:715-20. [PMID: 15967627 DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2005.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- H Dufour
- Service de neurochirurgie, CHU de la Timone, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
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Vogel T, Verreault R, Turcotte JF, Kiesmann M, Berthel M. Intracerebral aneurysms: a review with special attention to geriatric aspects. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2003; 58:520-4. [PMID: 12807922 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.6.m520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Rupture of an intracranial aneurysm (ICA) remains a devastating complication associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality. In the past 2 decades, older people were often excluded from active treatment on the unique basis of their chronological age. Recent developments of less-invasive techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of ruptured and unruptured ICAs suggest that this fatalistic attitude toward older patients should be reconsidered. Furthermore, taking into account the heterogeneity of the elderly population, the use of a comprehensive geriatric assessment approach, based on a multidisciplinary evaluation, appears particularly helpful in proposing the optimal treatment strategy for each older patient. This article reviews the geriatric features of epidemiological, physiopathological, as well as clinical and therapeutic aspects of ruptured and unruptured ICAs.
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- Thomas Vogel
- Centre de Gérontologie, Hôpital de la Robertsau, Strasbourg, France.
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Inagawa T. Seasonal variation in the incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in hospital- and community-based studies. J Neurosurg 2002; 96:497-509. [PMID: 11883834 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.96.3.0497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT The aim of this study was to examine seasonal variations in the onset of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in one hospital-based and one community-based patient series. METHODS The study population consisted of 941 patients with aneurysmal SAH who were admitted to Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital and 358 patients who were treated in Izumo City, Japan. When investigated as a whole, no significant seasonal variations were found in either population; however, in both series, statistically significant seasonal trends, with a peak in winter and a nadir in summer, were found among patients aged 59 years or younger (p < 0.05 for the hospital-based series and p < 0.005 for the community-based series), but not among those aged 60 years or older, regardless of sex. In the hospital-based series, seasonal variations were most apparent at certain times of day, with significant variations observed between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. or 8:00 a.m. and noon (p < 0.001 and p < 0.005, respectively), regardless of patient age, and between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for patients aged 59 years or younger (p < 0.05). Consequently, seasonal variations were significant during daytime hours (between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., p < 0.005) but not during the night (between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.). Similar tendencies were found in the community-based series. Among patients aged 59 years or younger who had no risk factors for SAH, these seasonal variations were significant in both series. In patients with untreated hypertension, who were current smokers and daily alcohol drinkers, however, no significant patterns were observed in either series, even among younger patients. CONCLUSIONS In both hospital- and community-based studies, aneurysmal SAH appears to undergo seasonal variation, with a peak in winter and a nadir in summer. This seasonal pattern may be derived mainly from the occurrence of SAH in the morning, but may also be modified by patient age and SAH risk factors, resulting in the masking of significant seasonal patterns when all patients are considered together.
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- Tetsuji Inagawa
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, Izumo, Japan.
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Pobereskin LH. Incidence and outcome of subarachnoid haemorrhage: a retrospective population based study. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2001; 70:340-3. [PMID: 11181855 PMCID: PMC1737269 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.3.340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose was to define the incidence and case fatality rates of subarachnoid haemorrhage in the population of Devon and Cornwall. METHODS A retrospective population based design was employed with multiple overlapping methods of case ascertainment. A strict definition of subarachnoid haemorrhage was used. Age and sex specific incidence rates and relative risks for death at different time intervals are calculated. RESULTS Eight hundred cases of first ever subarachnoid haemorrhage were identified; 77% of cases were verified by CT, 22% by necropsy, and 1% by lumbar puncture. The incidence rates are higher than those previously reported in the United Kingdom. The age standardised incidence rate (/100 000 person-years) for females was 11.9 (95% confidence interval (95% CI) 9.5-15.0), for males 7.4 (5.4-10.0), and the total rate was 9.7 (7.5-12.6). The case fatality rates at 24 hours, 1 week, and 30 days were 21 (18-24)%, 37 (33-41)%, and 44 (40-49)% respectively. The relative risk for death at 30 days for those over 60 years:under 60 years was 2.95 (2.18-3.97). CONCLUSION The incidence of subarachnoid haemorrhage in the United Kingdom is higher than previously reported. Three quarters of the mortality occurs within 3 days.
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- L H Pobereskin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth PL6 8DH, UK.
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Sturaitis MK, Rinne J, Chaloupka JC, Kaynar M, Lin Z, Awad IA. Impact of Guglielmi detachable coils on outcomes of patients with intracranial aneurysms treated by a multidisciplinary team at a single institution. J Neurosurg 2000; 93:569-80. [PMID: 11014534 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.4.0569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECT The goal of this study was to investigate the impact of the introduction of the Guglielmi detachable coil (GDC) therapeutic option on the overall management outcome of intracranial aneurysms. The authors accomplished this by assessing patient morbidity and mortality, inflation-adjusted hospital charges, lengths of stay in the hospital and the intensive care unit (ICU), and treatment efficacy. METHODS The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of consecutive cases of intracranial intradural aneurysms managed by a single multidisciplinary neurovascular team at a tertiary care, academic referral center during the 24 months preceding the introduction of the GDC procedure (Group I or pre-GDC era, 77 patients) and during the first 24 months after its introduction (Group II or GDC era, 99 patients). Treatment with GDCs was considered for cases of higher clinical grade or poor surgical risk, or in response to patient preference (27 [27%] of 99 patients in Group II). Host and lesion parameters in our cohort were validated against outcome parameters by using univariate and multivariate analyses. The pre-GDC and GDC subgroups of patients were comparable for major disease severity parameters (patient age, lesion location, clinical grade, and hemorrhage severity). There was no significant difference in clinical outcome at 6 months, infarcts on computerized tomography scanning, or aneurysm obliteration rates before and after introduction of GDC treatment. Decreasing trends in duration of hospital and ICU stay and in inflation-adjusted hospital charges occurred well before and thus were unrelated to the introduction of the GDC therapeutic option. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study do not demonstrate any significant impact of integration of the GDC modality on clinical outcome, mortality, morbidity, or effectiveness of treatment. Ongoing improvements in hospital charges and length of hospital stay appeared unrelated to the introduction of the GDC option.
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- M K Sturaitis
- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Kaptain GJ, Lanzino G, Kassell NF. Subarachnoid haemorrhage: epidemiology, risk factors, and treatment options. Drugs Aging 2000; 17:183-99. [PMID: 11043818 DOI: 10.2165/00002512-200017030-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The present review focuses on subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) secondary to the rupture of an intracranial aneurysm, a condition with a high case fatality rate. Additionally, many of the surviving patients are left with significant disabilities. Risk factors for aneurysmal SAH include both genetic and acquired conditions. The most common presenting symptom is sudden onset of severe headache. Since headache is very common in the general population, it is not unusual that SAH is misdiagnosed at its onset with often catastrophic consequences. Unlike other acute neurological disorders such as brain injury, in which patient outcome is closely related to the extent of the injury occurring at the time of the trauma, patients with aneurysmal SAH are at risk of subsequent deterioration from 'avoidable' complications such as rebleed, vasospasm, hydrocephalus, and several other non-neurological general medical complications. Thus, the critical care management of the patient with SAH is of utmost importance in order to maximise the chances of satisfactory recovery. Although surgical clipping of the ruptured aneurysm remains the gold standard therapy, with the continuing refinement of endovascular techniques, a new, 'less invasive' option is now available, especially for patients considered poor surgical candidates.
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- G J Kaptain
- Department of Neurosurgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, England
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Arboix A, Martí-Vilalta JL. [Hospital mortality in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Experience of the "Barcelona Registry of Cerebrovascular Diseases"]. Med Clin (Barc) 2000; 114:161-4. [PMID: 10738719 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(00)71230-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine clinical predictors of in-hospital mortality in patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. PATIENTS AND METHODS Data de 184 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage were obtained from consecutive stroke included in the prospective "Barcelona Stroke Registry". Demographic, anamnestic, clinical, neuroimaging and outcome variables in the subgroup of patients who died were compared with those in the surviving subgroup. The independent predictive value of each variable on the development of death was assessed with a logistic regression analysis. Three predictive models were constructed. A first model was based on demographic and clinical variables (total 10 variables). A second model was based on demographic, clinical and neuroimaging variables (total 17). A third model was based on demographic, clinical, neuroimaging and outcome variables (total 21). RESULTS In-hospital death was observed in 44 patients (24%). Transient neurological deficit (OR = 13.92; 95% CI: 1.01-191.95), progressive deficit (OR = 4.21; 95% IC: 1.28-13.86), limb weakness (OR = 3.24; 95% IC: 1.49-7.08) and age (OR = 1.05; 95% CI: 1.02-1.09) appeared to be independent prognostic factors of in-hospital mortality in the first predictive model. In addition to these variables, intraventricular hemorrhage (OR = 5.51; 95% CI: 1.94-16.04) was selected in the second predictive model. Transient neurological deficit (OR = 41.2; 95% CI: 1.61-1056.2), neurological complications (OR = 11.04; CI del 95%: 3.85-31.74), carotid aneurysm (OR = 6.61; 95% CI: 1.23-35.43), intraventricular hemorrhage (OR = 5.51; 95% CI: 1.65-18.4), progressive deficit (OR = 5.35; 95% CI: 1.11-25.90) and hemispheric intracerebral hemorrhage (OR = 4.32; 95% CI: 1.35-13.90), appeared to be independent prognostic factors of in-hospital mortality in the third model. CONCLUSIONS Clinical features easily obtained at the patient's bedside in addition to neuroimaging data easily obtained in routine neuroimaging studies help clinicians to predict in-hospital mortality in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Transient neurological deficit prior to definitive subarachnoid hemorrhage was the main clinical predictor of in-hospital mortality.
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- A Arboix
- Unidad de Patología Vascular Cerebral, Hospital del Sagrat Cor, Barcelona
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Gaist D, Vaeth M, Tsiropoulos I, Christensen K, Corder E, Olsen J, Sørensen HT. Risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage in first degree relatives of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage: follow up study based on national registries in Denmark. BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED.) 2000; 320:141-5. [PMID: 10634731 PMCID: PMC27258 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7228.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the risk of occurrence of subarachnoid haemorrhage in first degree relatives (parents, siblings, children) of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage. DESIGN Population based cohort study using data from the Danish National Discharge Registry and the Central Person Registry. SUBJECTS Incident cases of subarachnoid haemorrhage admitted to hospital from 1977 to 1995 (9367 patients) and their first degree relatives (14 781). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The incidence rate of subarachnoid haemorrhage was determined for the relatives and compared with that of the entire population, standardised for age, sex, and calendar period. This process was repeated for patients discharged from neurosurgery units, as diagnoses from these wards had high validity (93%). RESULTS 18 patients had a total of 19 first degree relatives with subarachnoid haemorrhage during the study period, corresponding to a standardised incidence ratio of 2.9 (95% confidence interval 1.9 to 4.6). Patients discharged from neurosurgery wards had a higher standardised incidence ratio (4.5, 2.7 to 7.3). CONCLUSIONS First degree relatives of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage have a threefold to fivefold increased risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage compared with the general population.
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- D Gaist
- Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health, Universtity of Southern Denmark, Odense University, DK 5000 Odense C, Denmark.
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Arboix A, Martí-Vilalta JL. Predictive clinical factors of very early in-hospital mortality in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1999; 101:100-5. [PMID: 10467904 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-8467(99)00026-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This study was conducted to determine clinical predictors of very early in-hospital mortality (within the first 72 h) in patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. Data of 184 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage were obtained from consecutive stroke patients included in the prospective Barcelona Stroke Registry. Demographic, anamnestic, clinical, neurological and neuroimaging variables in the subgroup of patients who died within 72 h after the onset of symptoms were compared with those in the subgroup of patients that had survived this initial period. The independent predictive value of each variable on the development of very early death was assessed with a logistic regression analysis. Very early in-hospital death was observed in 18 patients (9.8%). These patients were significantly more likely to have progressive deficit, seizures, altered consciousness, limb weakness, sensory involvement and basal ganglia hematoma than patients without very early death. After multivariate analysis, only progressive deficit (odds ratio (OR) 6.90; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 2-23.80) and limb weakness (OR 5.46; 95% CI 1.78-16.77) were independent clinical predictors of very early mortality. Progressive neurological deficit and limb weakness at the onset of stroke was independent predictive factors of very early death in patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. These results further emphasize the need to establish an early etiological diagnosis and to manage these patients aggressively including early surgery in selected cases.
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- A Arboix
- Department of Neurology, Hospital del Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain
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