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ArticleCritical care science2023

Correlation between tomographic scales and vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Milagros Gomez Haedo, Pedro Grille, Gastón Burghi, Marcelo Barbato

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Article in Critical care science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Milagros Gomez HaedoIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Maciel, ASSE - Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1611-733X
Pedro GrilleIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Maciel, ASSE - Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2099-4378
Gastón BurghiIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Maciel, ASSE - Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9856-2305
Marcelo BarbatoIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Maciel, ASSE - Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4466-4039
Hospital Maciel · UY

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Abstract

objectiveTo determine the prevalence of sonographic vasospasm and delayed ischemic deficit in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, to evaluate the correlation between different tomographic scales and these complications, and to study prognostic factors in this group of patients.

methodsThis was a prospective study of patients admitted to the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. The prevalence of sonographic vasospasm and radiological delayed cerebral ischemia was analyzed, as was the correlation between different tomographic scales and these complications.

resultsA total of 57 patients were studied. Sixty percent of the patients developed sonographic vasospasm, which was significantly associated with delayed cerebral ischemia and mortality. The Claassen and Hijdra scales were better correlated with the development of cerebral vasospasm (areas under the curve of 0.78 and 0.68) than was Fisher's scale (0.62). Thirty-two patients (56.1%) developed cerebral infarction on CT; the significantly associated factors were poor clinical grade at admission (p = 0.04), sonographic vasospasm (p = 0.008) and severity of vasospasm (p = 0.015). Only the semiquantitative Hijdra scale was significantly correlated with the development of radiological delayed cerebral ischemia (p = 0.009). The patients who presented cerebral infarction had worse neurological evolution and higher mortality.

conclusionThis is the first study in our environment on the subject. The Claassen and Hijdra tomographic scales showed better prognostic performance than the Fisher scale for the development of cerebral vasospasm. The finding of sonographic vasospasm could be a noninvasive criterion for the early detection of delayed cerebral ischemia and neurological deterioration in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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Brain IschemiaSubarachnoid HemorrhageVasospasm, IntracranialCerebral InfarctionHumansProspective Studies

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