Xu Yang1, Yan Zhu2, Linshan Zhang1, Likun Wang3, Yuanhong Mao1, Yinghui Li1, Jinbiao Luo4, Guofeng Wu5. 1. Emergency Department of Affiliated Hospital, Guizhou Medical University, No. 28, Guiyijie Road, Guiyang City, 550004, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China. 2. Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Shanghai Second Rehabilitation Hospital, No. 25, Lane 860, Changjiang Road, Songnan Town, Baoshan District, Shanghai, 200441, People's Republic of China. 3. Emergency Department of Affiliated Hospital, Guizhou Medical University, No. 28, Guiyijie Road, Guiyang City, 550004, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China. 769070308@qq.com. 4. Department of Neurosurgery, Guangzhou First Peoples' Hospital, No. 1, Panfu Road, Guangzhou City, 510000, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. ljbdoc@126.com. 5. Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Shanghai Second Rehabilitation Hospital, No. 25, Lane 860, Changjiang Road, Songnan Town, Baoshan District, Shanghai, 200441, People's Republic of China. wuguofeng3013@sina.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The initial CT blend sign is an imaging marker that has been used to predict haematoma expansion and poor outcomes in patients with small-volume intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). However, the association of the blend sign with the outcomes of patients undergoing surgery remains unclear. The present study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the influence of the initial CT blend sign on short-term outcomes in patients with hypertensive ICH after stereotactic minimally invasive surgery (sMIS). METHODS: We enrolled 242 patients with spontaneous ICH. The patients were assigned to the blend sign group (91 patients) or non-blend sign (control) group (151 patients) based on the initial CT features. The NIHSS, GCS and mRS were used to assess the effects of sMIS. The rates of severe pulmonary infection and cardiac complications were also compared between the two groups. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences in the NIHSS and GCS scores were not observed between the blend sign group and the control group. No significant differences in the proportion of patients with good outcomes during the follow-up period were observed between the two groups. A higher rate of re-haemorrhage was noted in the blend sign group. Significant differences in the rates of severe pulmonary infection and cardiac complications were not observed between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: The initial CT blend sign is not associated with poor outcomes in patients with hypertensive ICH after sMIS. ICH patients with the CT blend sign should undergo sMIS if they are suitable candidates for surgery.
BACKGROUND: The initial CT blend sign is an imaging marker that has been used to predict haematoma expansion and poor outcomes in patients with small-volume intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). However, the association of the blend sign with the outcomes of patients undergoing surgery remains unclear. The present study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the influence of the initial CT blend sign on short-term outcomes in patients with hypertensive ICH after stereotactic minimally invasive surgery (sMIS). METHODS: We enrolled 242 patients with spontaneous ICH. The patients were assigned to the blend sign group (91 patients) or non-blend sign (control) group (151 patients) based on the initial CT features. The NIHSS, GCS and mRS were used to assess the effects of sMIS. The rates of severe pulmonary infection and cardiac complications were also compared between the two groups. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences in the NIHSS and GCS scores were not observed between the blend sign group and the control group. No significant differences in the proportion of patients with good outcomes during the follow-up period were observed between the two groups. A higher rate of re-haemorrhage was noted in the blend sign group. Significant differences in the rates of severe pulmonary infection and cardiac complications were not observed between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: The initial CT blend sign is not associated with poor outcomes in patients with hypertensive ICH after sMIS. ICHpatients with the CT blend sign should undergo sMIS if they are suitable candidates for surgery.
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Keywords:
Glasgow coma scale; Intracerebral haemorrhage; National Institute of health stroke scale. Blend signs; Stereotactic minimally invasive surgery
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