2018
Minority Patients are Less Likely to Undergo Withdrawal of Care After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Ormseth CH, Falcone GJ, Jasak SD, Mampre DM, Leasure AC, Miyares LC, Hwang DY, James ML, Testai FD, Becker KJ, Tirschwell DL, Langefeld CD, Woo D, Sheth KN. Minority Patients are Less Likely to Undergo Withdrawal of Care After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2018, 29: 419-425. PMID: 29949003, PMCID: PMC6286261, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-018-0554-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracerebral hemorrhageHematoma volumeAdmission Glasgow Coma ScaleEthnic/Racial VariationsNon-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) studyProspective cohort studyGlasgow Coma ScaleIntensive care unitWithdrawal of careSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageSimilar mortality ratesLogistic regression analysisRace/ethnicity modifiesRace/ethnicityCMO patientsHospital mortalityCohort studyRankin ScaleWhite patientsComa ScaleBlack patientsCare unitEndotracheal intubationICH patients
2016
CT Angiography Spot Sign, Hematoma Expansion, and Outcome in Primary Pontine Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Morotti A, Jessel MJ, Brouwers HB, Falcone GJ, Schwab K, Ayres AM, Vashkevich A, Anderson CD, Viswanathan A, Greenberg SM, Gurol ME, Romero JM, Rosand J, Goldstein JN. CT Angiography Spot Sign, Hematoma Expansion, and Outcome in Primary Pontine Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2016, 25: 79-85. PMID: 26759226, PMCID: PMC4940347, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-016-0241-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary pontine hemorrhagePositive predictive valueSupratentorial intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhageHematoma expansionHospital mortalitySpot signNegative predictive valuePredictive valueNon-contrast CT scanCT angiography spot signAbsolute hematoma growthBrainstem ICHTomography angiography spot signConsecutive ICH patientsComputer-assisted volumetric analysisSpot sign presenceNegative likelihood ratioCTA spot signCollected cohortICH patientsPontine hemorrhagePPH casesHematoma growthHematoma volume
2015
Rate of Contrast Extravasation on Computed Tomographic Angiography Predicts Hematoma Expansion and Mortality in Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Brouwers HB, Battey TW, Musial HH, Ciura VA, Falcone GJ, Ayres AM, Vashkevich A, Schwab K, Viswanathan A, Anderson CD, Greenberg SM, Pomerantz SR, Ortiz CJ, Goldstein JN, Gonzalez RG, Rosand J, Romero JM. Rate of Contrast Extravasation on Computed Tomographic Angiography Predicts Hematoma Expansion and Mortality in Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2015, 46: 2498-2503. PMID: 26243220, PMCID: PMC4550492, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.009659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary intracerebral hemorrhageHematoma expansionContrast extravasationIntracerebral hemorrhageSpot signExtravasation rateTomographic angiographyConsecutive intracerebral hemorrhage patientsML/minContrast extravasation rateAcute intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsMultivariable logistic regressionRate of bleedingIntracerebral hemorrhage volumeSpot sign presenceHospital mortalityMultivariable analysisHemorrhage patientsPostcontrast CTHemorrhage volumeSemiautomated softwareMortalityLogistic regressionHemorrhage