Admission Hemoglobin Levels Are Associated With Functional Outcome in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To test the hypothesis that admission hemoglobin levels are associated with outcome in primary, nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage.

Design

Individual patient data meta-analysis of three studies of intracerebral hemorrhage.

Setting

Two randomized clinical trials and one multiethnic observational study.

Patients

Patients with spontaneous, nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

Our exposure of interest was admission hemoglobin levels and the primary outcome was 3-month postintracerebral hemorrhage-dichotomized modified Rankin Scale (0-3 vs 4-6). Intermediate outcomes were admission hematoma volume and hematoma expansion defined as 6 mL or 33% increase in hemorrhage size on repeat CT. A t

SUBMITTER: Acosta JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8611893 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature