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Neurocrit Care ; 28(2): 212-220, 2018 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29043546

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: We introduced 'compensatory-reserve-weighted intracranial pressure (ICP),' named 'weightedICP' for brevity, as a variable that may better describe changes leading to mortality after traumatic brain injury (TBI) over the standard mean ICP. METHODS: ICP was monitored prospectively in over 1023 sedated and ventilated patients. The RAP coefficient (R-correlation, A-amplitude, and P-pressure) was calculated as the running correlation coefficient between slow changes in the pulse amplitude of ICP and the mean ICP. RAP has a value of 0 on the linear part of the pressure-volume curve and a value of + 1 on the ascending exponential part. Then, RAP decreases towards zero or even becomes negative when ICP increases further-a phenomenon thought to be related to the critical closing of cerebral vessels. In this study, we investigated a derived variable called weightedICP, calculated as ICP*(1 - RAP). RESULTS: Mortality after TBI was associated with both elevated ICP and weightedICP. Analysis of variance showed higher values of test statistics for weightedICP (K = 93) than for ICP (K = 64) in outcome categorization. Additionally, receiver operator curve analysis indicated greater area under the curve for weightedICP (0.71) than for ICP (0.67) with respect to associated mortality; however, the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.12). The best threshold (maximizing sensitivity and specificity) was 19.5 mm Hg for mean ICP, and 8 mm Hg for weightedICP. Mortality rate expressed as a function of mean ICP and weightedICP showed an ascending profile in both cases. CONCLUSION: The proposed variable shows a significant association with mortality following head injury. It is sensitive to both the rising absolute ICP and to the critical deterioration of pressure-volume compensation.


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Brain Injuries, Traumatic/mortality , Brain Injuries, Traumatic/physiopathology , Intracranial Pressure/physiology , Neurophysiological Monitoring/methods , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Brain Injuries, Traumatic/therapy , Female , Frontal Lobe/blood supply , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult
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