Association of Serum IL-6 (Interleukin 6) With Functional Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Leasure AC, Kuohn LR, Vanent KN, Bevers MB, Kimberly WT, Steiner T, Mayer SA, Matouk CC, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN. Association of Serum IL-6 (Interleukin 6) With Functional Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2021, 52: 1733-1740. PMID: 33682454, PMCID: PMC8085132, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.032888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 levelsPerihematomal edema volumeIntracerebral hemorrhageIL-6Edema volumeFunctional outcomeICH locationICH volumeTreatment groupsSerum IL-6 levelsBaseline ICHAcute brain injuryLarge intracerebral hemorrhageSerum IL-6Predictors of outcomeSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageRankin ScalePoor outcomeProinflammatory cytokinesTrial populationBrain injurySecondary analysisStrong associationFast trialsOutcomesAdmission Hemoglobin Levels Are Associated With Functional Outcome in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Acosta JN, Leasure AC, Kuohn LR, Both CP, Petersen NH, Sansing LH, Matouk CC, Testai F, Langefeld CD, Woo D, Kamel H, Murthy SB, Qureshi A, Mayer SA, Sheth KN, Falcone GJ. Admission Hemoglobin Levels Are Associated With Functional Outcome in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Critical Care Medicine 2021, 49: 828-837. PMID: 33591003, PMCID: PMC8611893, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission hemoglobin levelsHemoglobin levelsNontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhageHematoma volumePoor outcomeHematoma expansionIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsPredictors of outcomeSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageIndividual patient dataHigher hemoglobin levelsAdmission hematoma volumeExposure of interestDose-response analysisAdmission hemoglobinRankin ScalePrimary outcomeHemorrhage patientsFunctional outcomeRepeat CTClinical trialsObservational studyHemorrhage sizeBetter outcomes