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- van Essen, Thomas A, et al.
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Comparative effectiveness of decompressive craniectomy versus craniotomy for traumatic acute subdural hematoma (CENTER-TBI) : an observational cohort study
- 2023
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Ingår i: eClinicalMedicine. - : Elsevier. - 2589-5370. ; 63
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Limited evidence existed on the comparative effectiveness of decompressive craniectomy (DC) versus craniotomy for evacuation of traumatic acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) until the recently published randomised clinical trial RESCUE-ASDH. In this study, that ran concurrently, we aimed to determine current practice patterns and compare outcomes of primary DC versus craniotomy.METHODS: We conducted an analysis of centre treatment preference within the prospective, multicentre, observational Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (known as CENTER-TBI) and NeuroTraumatology Quality Registry (known as Net-QuRe) studies, which enrolled patients throughout Europe and Israel (2014-2020). We included patients with an ASDH who underwent acute neurosurgical evacuation. Patients with severe pre-existing neurological disorders were excluded. In an instrumental variable analysis, we compared outcomes between centres according to treatment preference, measured by the case-mix adjusted proportion DC per centre. The primary outcome was functional outcome rated by the 6-months Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended, estimated with ordinal regression as a common odds ratio (OR), adjusted for prespecified confounders. Variation in centre preference was quantified with the median odds ratio (MOR). CENTER-TBI is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02210221, and the Resource Identification Portal (Research Resource Identifier SCR_015582).FINDINGS: Between December 19, 2014 and December 17, 2017, 4559 patients with traumatic brain injury were enrolled in CENTER-TBI of whom 336 (7%) underwent acute surgery for ASDH evacuation; 91 (27%) underwent DC and 245 (63%) craniotomy. The proportion primary DC within total acute surgery cases ranged from 6 to 67% with an interquartile range (IQR) of 12-26% among 46 centres; the odds of receiving a DC for prognostically similar patients in one centre versus another randomly selected centre were trebled (adjusted median odds ratio 2.7, p < 0.0001). Higher centre preference for DC over craniotomy was not associated with better functional outcome (adjusted common odds ratio (OR) per 14% [IQR increase] more DC in a centre = 0.9 [95% CI 0.7-1.1], n = 200). Primary DC was associated with more follow-on surgeries and complications [secondary cranial surgery 27% vs. 18%; shunts 11 vs. 5%]; and similar odds of in-hospital mortality (adjusted OR per 14% IQR more primary DC 1.3 [95% CI (1.0-3.4), n = 200]).INTERPRETATION: We found substantial practice variation in the employment of DC over craniotomy for ASDH. This variation in treatment strategy did not result in different functional outcome. These findings suggest that primary DC should be restricted to salvageable patients in whom immediate replacement of the bone flap is not possible due to intraoperative brain swelling.FUNDING: Hersenstichting Nederland for the Dutch NeuroTraumatology Quality Registry and the European Union Seventh Framework Program.
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- Mathieu, François, et al.
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Relationship between Measures of CerebrovascularReactivity and Intracranial Lesion Progressionin Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Patients:A CENTER-TBI Study
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Neurotrauma. - : Mary Ann Liebert. - 0897-7151 .- 1557-9042. ; 37:13, s. 1556-1565
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Failure of cerebral autoregulation has been linked to unfavorable outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Preliminary evidence from a small, retrospective, single-center analysis suggests that autoregulatory dysfunction may be associated with traumatic lesion expansion, particularly for pericontusional edema. The goal of this study was to further explore these associations using prospective, multi-center data from the Collaborative European Neurotrauma Effectiveness Research in TBI (CENTER-TBI) and to further explore the relationship between autoregulatory failure, lesion progression, and patient outcome. A total of 88 subjects from the CENTER-TBI High Resolution ICU Sub-Study cohort were included. All patients had an admission computed tomography (CT) scan and early repeat scan available, as well as high-frequency neurophysiological recordings covering the between-scan interval. Using a novel, semiautomated approach at lesion segmentation, we calculated absolute changes in volume of contusion core, pericontusional edema, and extra-axial hemorrhage between the imaging studies. We then evaluated associations between cerebrovascular reactivity metrics and radiological lesion progression using mixed-model regression. Analyses were adjusted for baseline covariates and non-neurophysiological factors associated with lesion growth using multi-variate methods. Impairment in cerebrovascular reactivity was significantly associated with progression of pericontusional edema and, to a lesser degree, intraparenchymal hemorrhage. In contrast, there were no significant associations with extra-axial hemorrhage. The strongest relationships were observed between RAC-based metrics and edema formation. Pulse amplitude index showed weaker, but consistent, associations with contusion growth. Cerebrovascular reactivity metrics remained strongly associated with lesion progression after taking into account contributions from non-neurophysiological factors and mean cerebral perfusion pressure. Total hemorrhagic core and edema volumes on repeat CT were significantly larger in patients who were deceased at 6 months, and the amount of edema was greater in patients with an unfavourable outcome (Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended 1–4). Our study suggests associations between autoregulatory failure, traumatic edema progression, and poor outcome. This is in keeping with findings from a single-center retrospective analysis, providing multi-center prospective data to support those results.
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- Zeiler, Frederick A., et al.
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Association between Physiological Signal Complexity and Outcomes in Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury : A CENTER-TBI Exploratory Analysis of Multi-Scale Entropy
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Neurotrauma. - : Mary Ann Liebert. - 0897-7151 .- 1557-9042. ; 38:2, s. 272-282
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In traumatic brain injury (TBI), preliminary retrospective work on signal entropy suggests an association with global outcome. The goal of this study was to provide multi-center validation of the association between multi-scale entropy (MSE) of cardiovascular and cerebral physiological signals, with six-month outcome. Using the Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in TBI (CENTER-TBI) high-resolution intensive care unit (ICU) cohort, we selected patients with a minimum of 72 h of physiological recordings and a documented six-month Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) score. The 10-sec summary data for heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), intracranial pressure (ICP), and pulse amplitude of ICP (AMP) were derived across the first 72 h of data. The MSE complexity index (MSE-Ci) was determined for HR, MAP, ICP, and AMP, with the association between MSE and dichotomized six-month outcomes assessed using Mann-Whitney U testing and logistic regression analysis. A total of 160 patients had a minimum of 72 h of recording and a documented outcome. Decreased HR MSE-Ci (7.3 [interquartile range (IQR) 5.4 to 10.2] vs. 5.1 [IQR 3.1 to 7.0]; p = 0.002), lower ICP MSE-Ci (11.2 [IQR 7.5 to 14.2] vs. 7.3 [IQR 6.1 to 11.0]; p = 0.009), and lower AMP MSE-Ci (10.9 [IQR 8.0 to 13.7] vs. 8.7 [IQR 6.6 to 11.0]; p = 0.022), were associated with death. Similarly, lower HR MSE-Ci (8.0 [IQR 6.2 to 10.9] vs. 6.2 [IQR 3.9 to 8.7]; p = 0.003) and lower ICP MSE-Ci (11.4 [IQR 8.6 to 14.4)] vs. 9.2 [IQR 6.0 to 13.5]), were associated with unfavorable outcome. Logistic regression analysis confirmed that lower HR MSE-Ci and ICP MSE-Ci were associated with death and unfavorable outcome at six months. These findings suggest that a reduction in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system entropy is associated with worse outcomes. Further work in the field of signal complexity in TBI multi-modal monitoring is required.
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- Zeiler, Frederick A, et al.
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Brain tissue oxygen and cerebrovascular reactivity in traumatic brain injury : a collaborative european neurotrauma effectiveness research in traumatic brain injury exploratory analysis of insult burden
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Neurotrauma. - : Mary Ann Liebert. - 0897-7151 .- 1557-9042. ; 37:17, s. 1854-1863
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Pressure reactivity index (PRx) and brain tissue oxygen (PbtO2) are associated with outcome in traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study explores the relationship between PRx and PbtO2 in adult moderate/severe TBI. Using the Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) high resolution intensive care unit (ICU) sub-study cohort, we evaluated those patients with archived high-frequency digital intraparenchymal intracranial pressure (ICP) and PbtO2 monitoring data of, a minimum of 6 h in duration, and the presence of a 6 month Glasgow Outcome Scale -Extended (GOSE) score. Digital physiological signals were processed for ICP, PbtO2, and PRx, with the % time above/below defined thresholds determined. The duration of ICP, PbtO2, and PRx derangements was characterized. Associations with dichotomized 6-month GOSE (alive/dead, and favorable/unfavorable outcome; ≤ 4 = unfavorable), were assessed. A total of 43 patients were included. Severely impaired cerebrovascular reactivity was seen during elevated ICP and low PbtO2 episodes. However, most of the acute ICU physiological derangements were impaired cerebrovascular reactivity, not ICP elevations or low PbtO2 episodes. Low PbtO2 without PRx impairment was rarely seen. % time spent above PRx threshold was associated with mortality at 6 months for thresholds of 0 (area under the curve [AUC] 0.734, p = 0.003), > +0.25 (AUC 0.747, p = 0.002) and > +0.35 (AUC 0.745, p = 0.002). Similar relationships were not seen for % time with ICP >20 mm Hg, and PbtO2 < 20 mm Hg in this cohort. Extreme impairment in cerebrovascular reactivity is seen during concurrent episodes of elevated ICP and low PbtO2. However, the majority of the deranged cerebral physiology seen during the acute ICU phase is impairment in cerebrovascular reactivity, with most impairment occurring in the presence of normal PbtO2 levels. Measures of cerebrovascular reactivity appear to display the most consistent associations with global outcome in TBI, compared with ICP and PbtO2.
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- Zeiler, Frederick A., et al.
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Evaluation of the relationship between slow-waves of intracranial pressure, mean arterial pressure and brain tissue oxygen in TBI : a CENTER-TBI exploratory analysis
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of clinical monitoring and computing. - : Springer Berlin/Heidelberg. - 1387-1307 .- 1573-2614. ; 35:4, s. 711-722
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Brain tissue oxygen (PbtO2) monitoring in traumatic brain injury (TBI) has demonstrated strong associations with globaloutcome. Additionally, PbtO2 signals have been used to derive indices thought to be associated with cerebrovascular reactivityin TBI. However, their true relationship to slow-wave vasogenic fuctuations associated with cerebral autoregulation remainsunclear. The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between slow-wave fuctuations of intracranial pressure(ICP), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and PbtO2 over time. Using the Collaborative European NeuroTrauma EfectivenessResearch in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) high resolution ICU sub-study cohort, we evaluated those patients withrecorded high-frequency digital intra-parenchymal ICP and PbtO2 monitoring data of a minimum of 6 h in duration. Digitalphysiologic signals were processed for ICP, MAP, and PbtO2 slow-waves using a moving average flter to decimate the highfrequency signal. The frst 5 days of recording were analyzed. The relationship between ICP, MAP and PbtO2 slow-wavesover time were assessed using autoregressive integrative moving average (ARIMA) and vector autoregressive integrativemoving average (VARIMA) modelling, as well as Granger causality testing. A total of 47 patients were included. The ARIMAstructure of ICP and MAP were similar in time, where PbtO2 displayed diferent optimal structure. VARIMA modellingand IRF plots confrmed the strong directional relationship between MAP and ICP, demonstrating an ICP response to MAPimpulse. PbtO2 slow-waves, however, failed to demonstrate a defnite response to ICP and MAP slow-wave impulses. Theseresults raise questions as to the utility of PbtO2 in the derivation of cerebrovascular reactivity measures in TBI. There isa reproducible relationship between slow-wave fuctuations of ICP and MAP, as demonstrated across various time-seriesanalytic techniques. PbtO2 does not appear to reliably respond in time to slow-wave fuctuations in MAP, as demonstratedon various VARIMA models across all patients. These fndings suggest that PbtO2 should not be utilized in the derivationof cerebrovascular reactivity metrics in TBI, as it does not appear to be responsive to changes in MAP in the slow-waves.These fndings corroborate previous results regarding PbtO2 based cerebrovascular reactivity indices.
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