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(Stroke. 2007;38:1641.)
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From the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (J.L.R.-S., E.C., S.R.-V., J.J.P.-M., S.G.-C.), Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Fray Antonio Alcalde," Guadalajara, Mexico; and the Department of Neurosciences (J.L.R.-S.), Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Correspondence to José L. Ruiz-Sandoval, MD, Servicio de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Fray Antonio Alcalde," Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, C.P. 44280. E-mail jorusan{at}mexis.com
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Methods— We evaluated 378 patients with primary ICH at hospital arrival and during the next 30 days. Independent predictors were identified by multivariate models of in-hospital and 30-day mortality. Points were allotted to each predictor based on its prognostic performance. ICH-GS was also evaluated to predict good 30-day functional status and ICH-GS was compared with the ICH score as the reference scoring system.
Results— Independent predictors were age, Glasgow Coma Scale, ICH location, ICH volume, and intraventricular extension, all components of the ICH score. Nevertheless, different cutoffs and scoring improved substantially the prognostic power of the predictors. Compared with the ICH score, ICH-GS explained more variance in the 3 outcome measures, had higher sensitivity in predicting in-hospital and 30-day mortality, and performed equally well in predicting good functional outcome at 30 days follow up.
Conclusions— The derived ICH-GS is a simple yet robust scale in predicting in-hospital and 30-day mortality, as well as good 30-day functional status, with equivalent performance.
Key Words: intracerebral hemorrhage mortality outcome prognosis risk factors
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ICH was defined as a sudden focal neurological deficit with confirmation of the brain hemorrhage by CT. ICH volume was calculated by analysis of CT scans according to the ABC/2 method. The patients functional status was assessed by the Glasgow outcome scale at 30 days follow up, considering Glasgow outcome scale IV and V as good functional status.
Scale Derivation
Bivariate analyses were performed to identify risk factors associated with in-hospital and 30-day mortality by
2 statistics. Age, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) at hospital presentation, and ICH volume were dichotomized to transform them into nominal variables using the median value or its nearest multiple-of-5 integer. Multivariate analyses were constructed to find independent predictors of in-hospital and 30-day mortality. Input variables were those significantly associated with mortality in bivariate analyses; but demographic characteristics, risk factors, blood pressure measures, and in-hospital neurological and nonneurological complications were included in multivariate analyses as potential confounders. Adjusted ORs and 95% CIs are provided. The fitness of the models was evaluated by using the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test, which was considered as reliable if P>0.2. After identifying independent predictors of in-hospital and 30-day mortality, cutoffs or value intervals were selected for continuous variables to determine references for score assignments. These cutoffs and intervals were identified by risk modeling, which consisted of analyses of absolute differences and ORs for mortality for every point of GCS and every 5 points of age and ICH volume. Those cutoffs or intervals with the greatest ORs and that yielded the scale with the widest area under the receiver operating characteristic curve were selected to be included in the final model. To be certain about the reliability of these selections, a proof-and-error phase was also performed in which under the area receiver operating characteristic curves of the different scales were compared. Both procedures, the analytic and the empirical, were consistent. Then, ICH-GS was generated by allotting points to each category based on their participation in the prediction of death. After deriving an ICH-GS with the best prognostic properties, we proved it also in prognosis of good outcome at 30 days. Statistical significance was set at P<0.05. SPSS version 12.0 was used for all calculations.
Analyses of prognostic performance were done for both ICH-GS and the ICH score. Spearman rank correlation (r) and determination (r2) coefficients were calculated to estimate the amount of variance in outcome explained by the scales. Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and likelihood ratios were calculated considering the discrete value of each scale with the greatest Youden index. Prediction accuracy was estimated by calculating the areas under the receiver characteristic curves. ICH-GS was validated internally by using the bootstrap method in the original derivation data set by sampling with replacement for 200 iterations.
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In bivariate analysis, factors associated with mortality were age 65 or more years, GCS at hospital admission less than 8, ICH volume more than 70 mL, irruption into the ventricular system, and infratentorial location of the hematoma. These variables were also independent predictors in multivariate logistic regressions (Table 1). After risk modeling, ICH-GS was generated by assigning points to the independent predictors with a minimum scoring of 5 points and a maximum of 13 coinciding with the categories of ICH-GS with those of the ICH score but with different cutoffs and points assignment (Table 2). ICH-GS explained more variance than did the ICH score for in-hospital mortality (r2=0.442 versus 0.343; respectively), 30-day mortality (r2=0.438 versus 0.342; respectively), and good functional outcome at 30 days follow up (r2=0.332 versus 0.267; respectively). ICH-GS had significantly higher sensitivity than the ICH score in predicting bothin-hospital (78.2% versus 63.8%, respectively; P<0.05) and 30-day mortality (78.5% versus 64.4%, respectively; P<0.05) (supplemental Table II, available online at http://stroke.ahajournals.org). Moreover, ICH-GS had higher accuracy than the ICH score in predicting mortality and good functional outcome (Figure).
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Indeed, the use of a prognostic scale goes beyond numbers and estimations. It could sensitize to the staff entrusted with the care of patients regarding a particular prognosis, facilitating a bedside humanitarian approach. With future studies applying this scale, futile actions could be clarified, avoiding useless actions in cases in which the overwhelming evidence points to a fatal outcome, but in those in which there is evidence of a favorable prognosis, unnecessary stress and the consequences motivated by this factor could be diminished. However, because all current ICH scales are not perfect prediction models, other variables such as biochemical markers, genomics, or advanced brain imaging technology should be included in future refinement of the existing scales.
In summary, ICH-GS is a robust method able to predict different outcome measures with equivalent performance. It retains simplicity and reliability and represents a refinement of previous prognostic models. We are confident about the performance of ICH-GS in clinical practice; however, it should receive systematic evaluation and, of course, the test of time.
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Received November 26, 2006; accepted December 13, 2006.
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