TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics and Outcomes of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Cancer Patients Visiting the Emergency Department
AU - Qdaisat, Aiham
AU - Yeung, Sai Ching J.
AU - Rojas Hernandez, Cristhiam H.
AU - Samudrala, Pavani
AU - Kamal, Mona
AU - Li, Ziyi
AU - Wechsler, Adriana H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/2/1
Y1 - 2022/2/1
N2 - Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a dreaded complication of both cancer and its treatment. To evaluate the characteristics and clinical outcomes of cancer patients with ICH, we identified all patients with ICH who visited The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center emergency department between 1 September 2006 and 16 February 2016. Clinical and radiologic data were collected and compared. Logistic regression analyses were used to determine the association between clinical variables and various outcomes. During the period studied, 704 confirmed acute ICH cases were identified. In-hospital, 7-day, and 30-day mortality rates were 15.1, 11.4, and 25.6%, respectively. Hypertension was most predictive of intensive care unit admission (OR = 1.52, 95% CI = 1.09–2.12, p = 0.013). Low platelet count was associated with both in-hospital mortality (OR = 0.96, 95% CI = 0.94–0.99, p = 0.008) and 30-day mortality (OR = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.96–1.00, p = 0.016). Radiologic findings, especially herniation and hydrocephalus, were strong predictors of short-term mortality. Among known risk factors of ICH, those most helpful in predicting cancer patient outcomes were hypertension, low platelet count, and the presence of hydrocephalus or herniation. Understanding how the clinical presentation, risk factors, and imaging findings correlate with patient morbidity and mortality is helpful in guiding the diagnostic evaluation and aggressiveness of care for ICH in cancer patients.
AB - Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a dreaded complication of both cancer and its treatment. To evaluate the characteristics and clinical outcomes of cancer patients with ICH, we identified all patients with ICH who visited The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center emergency department between 1 September 2006 and 16 February 2016. Clinical and radiologic data were collected and compared. Logistic regression analyses were used to determine the association between clinical variables and various outcomes. During the period studied, 704 confirmed acute ICH cases were identified. In-hospital, 7-day, and 30-day mortality rates were 15.1, 11.4, and 25.6%, respectively. Hypertension was most predictive of intensive care unit admission (OR = 1.52, 95% CI = 1.09–2.12, p = 0.013). Low platelet count was associated with both in-hospital mortality (OR = 0.96, 95% CI = 0.94–0.99, p = 0.008) and 30-day mortality (OR = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.96–1.00, p = 0.016). Radiologic findings, especially herniation and hydrocephalus, were strong predictors of short-term mortality. Among known risk factors of ICH, those most helpful in predicting cancer patient outcomes were hypertension, low platelet count, and the presence of hydrocephalus or herniation. Understanding how the clinical presentation, risk factors, and imaging findings correlate with patient morbidity and mortality is helpful in guiding the diagnostic evaluation and aggressiveness of care for ICH in cancer patients.
KW - Cancer
KW - Characteristics
KW - Emergency
KW - Intracranial hemorrhages
KW - Mortality
KW - Outcome
KW - Platelet count
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U2 - 10.3390/jcm11030643
DO - 10.3390/jcm11030643
M3 - Article
C2 - 35160096
AN - SCOPUS:85123399118
SN - 2077-0383
VL - 11
JO - Journal of Clinical Medicine
JF - Journal of Clinical Medicine
IS - 3
M1 - 643
ER -