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. 2016 Aug;25(1):133-40.
doi: 10.1007/s12028-016-0255-9.

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Amelia K Boehme  1   2 , Angela N Hays  3   4 , Kimberly P Kicielinski  5 , Kanika Arora  3 , Niren Kapoor  6 , Michael J Lyerly  3 , Alissa Gadpaille  3 , Harn Shiue  3 , Karen Albright  7   8 , David Miller  4 , Mitchell S V Elkind  9   10 , Mark R Harrigan  5
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Amelia K Boehme et al. Neurocrit Care. 2016 Aug.

Abstract

Background: To identify the patients at greatest odds for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and examine the association between SIRS and outcomes in patients presenting with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed consecutive patients presenting to a tertiary care center from 2008 to 2013 with ICH. SIRS was defined according to standard criteria as 2 or more of the following: (1) body temperature <36 or >38 °C, (2) heart rate >90 beats per minute, (3) respiratory rate >20, or (4) white blood cell count <4000/mm(3) or >12,000/mm(3) or >10 % polymorphonuclear leukocytes for >24 h in the absence of infection. The outcomes of interest, discharge modified Rankin Scale (mRS 4-6), death, and poor discharge disposition (discharge anywhere but home or inpatient rehab) were assessed using logistic regression.

Results: A total of 249 ICH patients met inclusion criteria and 53 (21.3 %) developed SIRS during their hospital stay. A score was developed (ranging from 0 to 3) to identify patients at greatest risk for developing SIRS. Adjusting for stroke severity, SIRS was associated with mRS 4-6 (OR 5.25, 95 %CI 2.09-13.2) and poor discharge disposition (OR 3.74, 95 %CI 1.58-4.83) but was not significantly associated with death (OR 1.75, 95 %CI 0.58-5.32). We found that 33 % of the effect of ICH score on poor functional outcome at discharge was explained by the development of SIRS in the hospital (Sobel 2.11, p = 0.03).

Conclusion: We observed that approximately 20 % of patients with ICH develop SIRS, and that patients with SIRS were at increased risk of having poor functional outcome at discharge.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Inflammation; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Stroke; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome.

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Receiver Operating Curve for the SIRS Prediction Score as a Predictor of SIRS During Hospitalization
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