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Observational studyNeurocritical care2021

High Serum Levels of Caspase-3 and Early Mortality in Patients with Severe Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Leonardo Lorente, María M Martín, Antonia Pérez-Cejas, Agustín F González-Rivero, Rafael Sabatel, Luis Ramos, Mónica Argueso, Jordi Solé-Violán, Juan J Cáceres, Alejandro Jiménez and 1 more

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Observational study in Neurocritical care, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Leonardo LorenteIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofra s/n, La Laguna, 38320, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. lorentemartin@msn.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4902-4065
María M MartínIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Crta del Rosario s/n, 38010, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Antonia Pérez-CejasLaboratory Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofra s/n, La Laguna, 38320, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Agustín F González-RiveroLaboratory Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofra s/n, La Laguna, 38320, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Rafael SabatelDepartment of Radiology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofra s/n, La Laguna, 38320, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Luis RamosIntensive Care Unit, Hospital General La Palma, Buenavista de Arriba s/n, 38713, Breña Alta, La Palma, Spain.
Mónica ArguesoIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez no 17-19, 46004, Valencia, Spain.
Jordi Solé-ViolánIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrín, CIBERES, Barranco de la Ballena s/n, 35010, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Juan J CáceresIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Insular, Plaza Dr. Pasteur s/n, 35016, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Alejandro JiménezResearch Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofra s/n, La Laguna, 38320, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Victor García-MarínDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofra s/n, La Laguna, 38320, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Hospital Universitario de Canarias · ESHospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia · ESHospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín · ESHospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria · ESHospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundApoptotic cell death leads to secondary brain injury after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SIH). There is an association between serum caspase-3 levels and late mortality (at 6 months) in patients with SIH in basal ganglia. The new objective of this study was to determine whether there exists an association between serum caspase-3 levels and early mortality (at 30 days) in patients with SIH at different sites and not only in basal ganglia.

methodsPatients with severe supratentorial SIH (defined as Glasgow Coma Scale < 9) admitted in 6 Spanish hospitals were included in this observational and prospective study. Patients with SIH due to aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, and anticoagulant or fibrinolytic treatment were excluded. Serum caspase-3 levels at days 1, 4, and 8 of SIH were determined. Thirty-day mortality was the end-point study.

resultsNon-surviving (n = 53) showed higher serum caspase-3 levels at days 1 (p < 0.001), 4 (p < 0.001), and 8 (p < 0.001) than survivor patients (n = 64). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed an association of serum caspase-3 levels > 0.167 ng/mL with 30-day mortality (Odds Ratio = 47.007; 95% CI = 4.838-456.727; p = 0.001).

conclusionsThe new findings of our study are that serum caspase-3 levels are associated with early mortality in patients with severe supratentorial SIH at different sites and that those levels during the first week of SIH are higher in non-survivors than in survivors.

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Brain InjuriesCerebral HemorrhageCaspase 3Glasgow Coma ScaleHumansProspective StudiesCaspase 3ApoptosisCaspase-3MortalityPatientsSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage

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