Prognostic Implication of Ventricular Volumetry in Early Brain Computed Tomography after Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT: Brain swelling after cardiac arrest may affect brain ventricular volume. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic implications of ventricular volume on early thin-slice brain computed tomography (CT) after cardiac arrest. We measured the gray-to-white matter ratio (GWR) and the characteristics and volumes of the lateral, third, and fourth ventricles. The primary outcome was a poor 6-month neurological outcome. Of the 166 patients, 115 had a poor outcome. The fourth ventricle was significantly smaller in the poor outcome group (0.58 cm³ [95% CI, 0.43-0.80]) than in the good outcome group (0.74 cm³ [95% CI, 0.68-0.99], p < 0.001). Ventricular characteristics and other ventricular volumes did not differ between outcome groups. The area under the curve for th

SUBMITTER: Gong AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11353943 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature