Andrea Morotti1, Chia-Ling Phuah2, Christopher D Anderson2, Michael J Jessel2, Kristin Schwab2, Alison M Ayres2, Alessandro Pezzini2, Alessandro Padovani2, M Edip Gurol2, Anand Viswanathan2, Steven M Greenberg2, Joshua N Goldstein2, Jonathan Rosand2. 1. From the Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy (A.M., A. Pezzini, A. Padovani); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.M., C.-L.P., C.D.A., M.J.J., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Center (A.M., C.-L.P., C.D.A., M.J.J., K.S., A.A., M.E.G., A.V., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. amorotti@mgh.harvard.edu. 2. From the Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy (A.M., A. Pezzini, A. Padovani); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.M., C.-L.P., C.D.A., M.J.J., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Center (A.M., C.-L.P., C.D.A., M.J.J., K.S., A.A., M.E.G., A.V., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Acute leukocytosis is a well-established response to intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Leukocytes, because of their interaction with platelets and coagulation factors, may in turn play a role in hemostasis. We investigated whether admission leukocytosis was associated with reduced bleeding after acute ICH. METHODS: Consecutive patients with primary ICH were prospectively collected from 1994 to 2015 and retrospectively analyzed. We included subjects with a follow-up computed tomographic scan available and automated complete white blood cell count performed within 48 hours from onset. Baseline and follow-up hematoma volumes were calculated with semiautomated software, and hematoma expansion was defined as volume increase >30% or 6 mL. The association between white blood cell count and ICH expansion was investigated with multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: A total of 1302 subjects met eligibility criteria (median age, 75 years; 55.8% men), of whom 207 (15.9%) experienced hematoma expansion. Higher leukocyte count on admission was associated with reduced risk of hematoma expansion (odds ratio for 1000 cells increase, 0.91; 95% confidence interval, 0.86-0.96; P=0.001). The risk of hematoma expansion was inversely associated with neutrophil count (odds ratio, 0.90; 95% confidence interval, 0.85-0.96; P=0.001) and directly associated with monocyte count (odds ratio, 2.71; 95% confidence interval, 1.08-6.83; P=0.034). There was no association between lymphocyte count and ICH expansion (odds ratio, 0.96; 95% confidence interval, 0.79-1.17; P=0.718). CONCLUSIONS: Higher admission white blood cell count is associated with lower risk of hematoma expansion. This highlights a potential role of the inflammatory response in modulating the coagulation cascade after acute ICH.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Acute leukocytosis is a well-established response to intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Leukocytes, because of their interaction with platelets and coagulation factors, may in turn play a role in hemostasis. We investigated whether admission leukocytosis was associated with reduced bleeding after acute ICH. METHODS: Consecutive patients with primary ICH were prospectively collected from 1994 to 2015 and retrospectively analyzed. We included subjects with a follow-up computed tomographic scan available and automated complete white blood cell count performed within 48 hours from onset. Baseline and follow-up hematoma volumes were calculated with semiautomated software, and hematoma expansion was defined as volume increase >30% or 6 mL. The association between white blood cell count and ICH expansion was investigated with multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: A total of 1302 subjects met eligibility criteria (median age, 75 years; 55.8% men), of whom 207 (15.9%) experienced hematoma expansion. Higher leukocyte count on admission was associated with reduced risk of hematoma expansion (odds ratio for 1000 cells increase, 0.91; 95% confidence interval, 0.86-0.96; P=0.001). The risk of hematoma expansion was inversely associated with neutrophil count (odds ratio, 0.90; 95% confidence interval, 0.85-0.96; P=0.001) and directly associated with monocyte count (odds ratio, 2.71; 95% confidence interval, 1.08-6.83; P=0.034). There was no association between lymphocyte count and ICH expansion (odds ratio, 0.96; 95% confidence interval, 0.79-1.17; P=0.718). CONCLUSIONS: Higher admission white blood cell count is associated with lower risk of hematoma expansion. This highlights a potential role of the inflammatory response in modulating the coagulation cascade after acute ICH.
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