Full medical support for intracerebral hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study tested the hypothesis that patients without placement of new do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders during the first 5 days after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) have lower 30-day mortality than predicted by the ICH Score without an increase in severe disability at 90 days.

Methods

This was a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study at 4 academic medical centers and one community hospital. Adults (18 years or older) with nontraumatic spontaneous ICH, Glasgow Coma Scale score of 12 or less, who did not have preexisting DNR orders were included.

Results

One hundred nine subjects were enrolled. Mean age was 62 years; median Glasgow Coma Scale score was 7, and mean hematoma volume was 39 cm(3). Based on ICH Score prediction, the expected overall 3

SUBMITTER: Morgenstern LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4424123 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature