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. 2023 Apr;123(2):545-551.
doi: 10.1007/s13760-022-02142-5. Epub 2022 Nov 21.

Multicentric validation of a reduced features case-mix set for predicting functional outcome after ischemic stroke in Belgium

Sofie Ordies #  1   2 , Anouk Lesenne #  1   3 , Kim Bekelaar  4 , Jelle Demeestere  5 , Robin Lemmens  5 , Peter Vanacker  6   7   8 , Dieter Mesotten  9   10 ; Monitoring of Stroke Activities and Outcome Consortium
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Multicentric validation of a reduced features case-mix set for predicting functional outcome after ischemic stroke in Belgium

Sofie Ordies et al. Acta Neurol Belg. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Introduction: Ischemic stroke is the second cause of death and leading cause of severe disability worldwide. A reduced features set of CT-DRAGON (age, NIHSS on admission and pre-stroke mRS) predicts 90-day functional outcome after stroke in a single center. The current study was designed to validate this adapted CT-DRAGON score in three major Belgian hospitals, in the framework of future case-mix adjustment.

Methods: This retrospective study included stroke patients, treated by thrombolysis, thrombectomy, a combination of both or neither thrombolysis or thrombectomy (conservative treatment) in 2019. Patient characteristics and 90-day mRS were collected. Multivariable logistic regression analysis of 90-day mRS 0-2 vs. 3-6 and 0-5 vs. 6 with the reduced features set was performed. Discriminative performance was assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC).

Results: Thirty-three percent of patients (413/1243) underwent treatment. Majority of strokes was treated conservatively (n = 830, 67%), 18% (n = 225) was treated by thrombolysis, 7% (n = 88) by thrombectomy and 8% (n = 100) by thrombolysis and thrombectomy. Age, NIHSS and pre-stroke mRS were independently associated with 90-day mRS 0-2 (all p ≤ 0.0001, AUROC 0.88). When treatment modality was added in the model, age, NIHSS, pre-stroke mRS and treatment modality were independently associated with 90-day mRS 0-2 (p < 0.0001, p < 0.0001, p < 0.0001 and p = 0.0001) AUROC 0.89). Age, NIHSS, pre-stroke mRS and treatment modality were independently associated with 90-day survival (p = 0.0001, p < 0.0001, p < 0.0001 and p = 0.008, AUROC 0.86).

Discussion: The reduced features set (age, NIHSS and pre-mRS) was independently associated with long-term functional outcome in a Belgian multicentric cohort, making it useful for case-mix adjustments in Belgian stroke centers. Treatment modality was associated with long-term outcome.

Keywords: Ischemic cerebrovascular accident; prognosis; stroke.

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