• World Neurosurg · Aug 2017

    Formulation Of A Three Tier Cisternal Grade As A Predictor Of In Hospital Outcome From A Prospective Study Of Patients With Traumatic Intracranial Hematoma.

    • Raghunath Avanali, Biju Bhadran, Sunil Panchal, Kumar P Krishna PK Govt. T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala, India., Abhisek Vijayan, M Musthafa Aneeze, and G Harison.
    • Govt. T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala, India. Electronic address: raghunimhans@yahoo.co.in.
    • World Neurosurg. 2017 Aug 1; 104: 848-855.

    ObjectiveOutcome prediction is of paramount importance in traumatic brain injury. Our objective of conducting this prospective study was to identify the predictors needed to formulate a prognostic score.MethodsClinical and radiologic characteristics of 100 patients with traumatic intracranial hematoma were analyzed. Key measurements were taken in the midbrain and pontine regions and the status of each of the 9 basal cisterns was noted, by giving a score of 1 if they were visible and 0 if not. All the predictors were analyzed for outcome.ResultsTotal cisternal score was found to be an independent predictor of outcome. A grade was formulated by dividing the score into 3 levels.ConclusionsThe model based on cisternal status described in the study is technically simple and conveys the information regarding the outcome to the treating neurosurgeon. Because the score obtained seems to have low interobserver variation, we believe that it can be a useful tool not only in recording data in case files and interphysician communication but also in research into traumatic brain injury.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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