Predictors of Mortality, Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Measures, and Discharge Disposition in Octogenarians with Subdural Hematomas. World Neurosurg 2022 Jan;157:e179-e187
Date
10/10/2021Pubmed ID
34626845Pubmed Central ID
PMC8692425DOI
10.1016/j.wneu.2021.09.121Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85118335320 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 4 CitationsAbstract
OBJECTIVE: Risk factors for mortality in patients with subdural hematoma (SDH) include poor Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, pupil nonreactivity, and hemodynamic instability on presentation. Little is published regarding prognosticators of SDH in the elderly. This study aims to examine risk factors for hospital mortality and withdrawal of life-sustaining measures in an octogenarian population presenting with SDH.
METHODS: A prospectively collected multicenter database of 3279 traumatic brain injury admissions to 45 different U.S. trauma centers between 2017 and 2019 was queried to identify patients aged >79 years old presenting with SDH. Factors collected included baseline demographic data, past medical history, antiplatelet/anticoagulant use, and clinical presentation (GCS, pupil reactivity, injury severity scale [ISS]). Primary outcome data included hospital mortality/discharge to hospice care and withdrawal of life-sustaining measures. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors independently associated with primary outcome variables.
RESULTS: A total of 695 patients were isolated for analysis. Of the total cohort, the rate of hospital mortality or discharge to hospice care was 22% (n = 150) and the rate of withdrawal of life-sustaining measures was 10% (n = 66). A multivariate logistic regression model identified GCS <13, pupil nonreactivity, increasing ISS, intraventricular hemorrhage, and neurosurgical intervention as factors independently associated with hospital mortality/hospice. Congestive heart failure (CHF), hypotension, GCS <13, and neurosurgical intervention were independently associated with withdrawal of life-sustaining measures.
CONCLUSIONS: Poor GCS, pupil nonreactivity, ISS, and intraventricular hemorrhage are independently associated with hospital mortality or discharge to hospice care in patients >80 years with SDH. Pre-existing CHF may further predict withdrawal of life-sustaining measures.
Author List
Kashkoush A, Petitt JC, Ladhani H, Ho VP, Kelly ML, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma GERI-TBI Study GroupMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Aged, 80 and overBrain Injuries, Traumatic
Female
Glasgow Coma Scale
Hematoma, Subdural
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Life Support Care
Male
Patient Discharge
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Withholding Treatment