• David Roh, Tiffany Chang, Christopher Zammit, Gebhard Wagener, Alexandra S Reynolds, Nina Yoh, ElkindMitchell S VMSVVagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY, 10032, USA., Kevin Doyle, Amelia Boehme, Andrew Eisenberger, Richard O Francis, Soojin Park, Sachin Agarwal, E Sander Connolly, Jan Claassen, and Eldad Hod.
• Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY, 10032, USA. dr2753@cumc.columbia.edu.
• Neurocrit Care. 2019 Aug 1; 31 (1): 818781-87.

BackgroundLobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is known to have better clinical outcomes and preliminary evidence of less hematoma expansion compared to deep ICH. No functional coagulation differences between lobar and deep ICH have been identified using traditional plasma-based coagulation tests. We investigated for coagulation differences between lobar and deep ICH using whole-blood coagulation testing (Rotational Thromboelastometry: [ROTEM]).MethodsClinical, radiographic, and laboratory data were prospectively collected for primary ICH patients enrolled in a single-center ICH study. Patients with preceding anticoagulant use or admission coagulopathy on traditional laboratory testing were excluded. Lobar and deep ICH patients receiving admission ROTEM were analyzed. Linear regression was used to assess the association of ICH location with coagulation test results after adjusting for potential confounders.ResultsThere were 12 lobar and 19 deep ICH patients meeting inclusion criteria. Lobar ICH patients were significantly older and predominantly female. Lobar ICH had faster intrinsic pathway coagulation times (139.8 vs 203.2 s; 95% CI - 179.91 to - 45.96; p = 0.002) on ROTEM testing compared to deep ICH after adjusting for age, sex, and hematoma volume. This revealed functional coagulation differences, specifically quicker clot formation in lobar compared to deep ICH. No differences were noted using traditional coagulation testing (prothrombin time/partial thromboplastin time/platelet count).ConclusionsOur pilot data may suggest that there are functional coagulation differences between lobar and deep ICH identified using ROTEM. Whole-blood coagulation testing may be useful in assessing coagulopathy in ICH patients and in determining reversal treatment paradigms, though further work is needed.

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