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CT angiography spot sign in intracerebral hemorrhage predicts active bleeding during surgery.

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Objective

To determine whether the CT angiography (CTA) spot sign marks bleeding complications during and after surgery for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods

In a 2-center study of consecutive spontaneous ICH patients who underwent CTA followed by surgical hematoma evacuation, 2 experienced readers (blinded to clinical and surgical data) reviewed CTAs for spot sign presence. Blinded raters assessed active intraoperative and postoperative bleeding. The association between spot sign and active intraoperative bleeding, postoperative rebleeding, and residual ICH volumes was evaluated using univariable and multivariable logistic regression.

Results

A total of 95 patients met inclusion criteria: 44 lobar, 17 deep, 33 cerebellar, and 1 brainstem ICH; ≥1 spot sign was identified in 32 patients (34%). The spot sign was the only independent marker of active bleeding during surgery (odds ratio [OR] 3.4; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.3-9.0). Spot sign (OR 4.1; 95% CI 1.1-17), female sex (OR 6.9; 95% CI 1.7-37), and antiplatelet use (OR 4.6; 95% CI 1.2-21) were predictive of postoperative rebleeding. Larger residual hematomas and postoperative rebleeding were associated with higher discharge case fatality (OR 3.4; 95% CI 1.1-11) and a trend toward increased case fatality at 3 months (OR 2.9; 95% CI 0.9-8.8).

Conclusions

The CTA spot sign is associated with more intraoperative bleeding, more postoperative rebleeding, and larger residual ICH volumes in patients undergoing hematoma evacuation for spontaneous ICH. The spot sign may therefore be useful to select patients for future surgical trials.

SUBMITTER: Brouwers HB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4153853 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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CT angiography spot sign in intracerebral hemorrhage predicts active bleeding during surgery.

Brouwers H Bart HB Raffeld Miriam R MR van Nieuwenhuizen Koen M KM Falcone Guido J GJ Ayres Alison M AM McNamara Kristen A KA Schwab Kristin K Romero Javier M JM Velthuis Birgitta K BK Viswanathan Anand A Greenberg Steven M SM Ogilvy Christopher S CS van der Zwan Albert A Rinkel Gabriel J E GJ Goldstein Joshua N JN Klijn Catharina J M CJ Rosand Jonathan J

Neurology 20140806 10

<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether the CT angiography (CTA) spot sign marks bleeding complications during and after surgery for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).<h4>Methods</h4>In a 2-center study of consecutive spontaneous ICH patients who underwent CTA followed by surgical hematoma evacuation, 2 experienced readers (blinded to clinical and surgical data) reviewed CTAs for spot sign presence. Blinded raters assessed active intraoperative and postoperative bleeding. The association ...[more]

PMID: 25098540

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CT angiography spot sign in intracerebral hemorrhage predicts active bleeding during surgery.

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CT angiography spot sign in intracerebral hemorrhage predicts active bleeding during surgery.

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