The PRESSURE score to predict decompressive craniectomy after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage.

ABSTRACT: The prognosis of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage requiring decompressive craniectomy is usually poor. Proper selection and early performing of decompressive craniectomy might improve the patients' outcome. We aimed at developing a risk score for prediction of decompressive craniectomy after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. All consecutive aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage cases treated at the University Hospital of Essen between January 2003 and June 2016 (test cohort) and the University Medical Center Freiburg between January 2005 and December 2012 (validation cohort) were eligible for this study. Various parameters collected within 72?h after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage were evaluated through univariate and multivariate analyses to predict separately primary (PrimDC) and secondary decompressive craniectomy (SecDC). The final analysis included 1376 patients. The constructed risk score included the following parameters: intracerebral ('Parenchymal') haemorrhage (1 point), 'Rapid' vasospasm on angiography (1 point), Early cerebral infarction (1 point), aneurysm Sac > 5?mm (1 point), clipping (' S urgery', 1 point), age U nder 55?years (2 points), Hunt and Hess grade???4 ('Reduced consciousness', 1 point) and External ventricular drain (1 point). The PRESSURE score (0-9 points) showed high diagnostic accuracy for the prediction of PrimDC and SecDC in the test (area under the curve?=?0.842/0.818) and validation cohorts (area under the curve?=?0.903/0.823), respectively. 63.7% of the patients scoring ?6 points required decompressive craniectomy (versus 12% for the PRESSURE?3 at 6?months) than in individuals with later or no decompressive craniectomy (P?

SUBMITTER: Jabbarli R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7660044 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature