The Course of Intracranial Pressure in Traumatic Brain Injury: Relation with Outcome and CT-characteristics

Rosette Bremmer, Bauke M. de Jong, Michiel Wagemakers, Joost G. Regtien, Joukje van der Naalt*

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    Abstract

    One of the predictive factors of outcome in traumatic brain injury is high intracranial pressure (ICP). Recently, the time course of ICP has been described but few data are available on the relation of these ICP profiles and outcome. The aim of this study is to investigate the relation of the time course of ICP with CT-findings and outcome.

    Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of 246 patients with traumatic brain injury admitted to the neurosurgical intensive care unit.

    Early rise in ICP (within the first 2 days) was present in 32%, an intermediate rise (between days 3 and 5) in 34% and a late rise (after day 5) in 34% of patients. Half of the patients with a normal opening pressure (76%) developed intermediate or late ICP rise profiles. More mass lesions and sub/epidural hematomas were present in the late rise group. Patients with a late ICP rise required significant more intensive treatment (65% vs. 37 and 33%) when compared to the early and intermediate rise groups. In multiple regression analysis both ICP profiles and extracranial hematomas were related to outcome. With late ICP rise more unfavorable outcome (46 vs. 17%, P <0.001) was seen although one in four patients showed a favorable outcome.

    During ICP monitoring different ICP profiles are present over time. These profiles are related to CT-characteristics and outcome. The importance of early and late monitoring of ICP is underlined.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)362-368
    Number of pages7
    JournalNeurocritical care
    Volume12
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun-2010

    Keywords

    • Intracranial pressure (ICP)
    • Traumatic brain injury
    • ICP profiles
    • Opening pressure
    • CT-scan characteristics
    • Outcome
    • SEVERE HEAD-INJURY
    • CEREBRAL PERFUSION-PRESSURE
    • HYPERTENSION
    • GUIDELINES
    • MANAGEMENT
    • PATTERNS
    • ADULTS
    • IMPACT
    • SCALE

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