Descriptive analysis of low versus elevated intracranial pressure on cerebral physiology in adult traumatic brain injury: a CENTER-TBI exploratory study

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  • Frederick A. Zeiler
  • Ari Ercole
  • Manuel Cabeleira
  • Nino Stocchetti
  • Peter J. Hutchinson
  • Peter Smielewski
  • Marek Czosnyka
  • Audny Anke
  • Ronny Beer
  • Bo Michael Bellander
  • Erta Beqiri
  • Andras Buki
  • Manuel Cabeleira
  • Marco Carbonara
  • Arturo Chieregato
  • Giuseppe Citerio
  • Hans Clusmann
  • Endre Czeiter
  • Marek Czosnyka
  • Bart Depreitere
  • Ari Ercole
  • Shirin Frisvold
  • Raimund Helbok
  • Stefan Jankowski
  • Kondziella, Daniel
  • Lars Owe Koskinen
  • Ana Kowark
  • David K. Menon
  • Geert Meyfroidt
  • Møller, Kirsten
  • David Nelson
  • Anna Piippo-Karjalainen
  • Andreea Radoi
  • Arminas Ragauskas
  • Rahul Raj
  • Jonathan Rhodes
  • Saulius Rocka
  • Rolf Rossaint
  • Juan Sahuquillo
  • Oliver Sakowitz
  • Peter Smielewski
  • Nino Stocchetti
  • Nina Sundström
  • Riikka Takala
  • Tomas Tamosuitis
  • Olli Tenovuo
  • Andreas Unterberg
  • Peter Vajkoczy
  • Alessia Vargiolu
  • Rimantas Vilcinis
  • CENTER-TBI High Resolution (HR ICU) Sub-Study Participants and Investigators

Background: To date, the cerebral physiologic consequences of persistently elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) have been based on either low-resolution physiologic data or retrospective high-frequency data from single centers. The goal of this study was to provide a descriptive multi-center analysis of the cerebral physiologic consequences of ICP, comparing those with normal ICP to those with elevated ICP. Methods: The Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) High-Resolution Intensive Care Unit (HR-ICU) sub-study cohort was utilized. The first 3 days of physiologic recording were analyzed, evaluating and comparing those patients with mean ICP < 15 mmHg versus those with mean ICP > 20 mmHg. Various cerebral physiologic parameters were derived and evaluated, including ICP, brain tissue oxygen (PbtO2), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), pulse amplitude of ICP (AMP), cerebrovascular reactivity, and cerebral compensatory reserve. The percentage time and dose above/below thresholds were also assessed. Basic descriptive statistics were employed in comparing the two cohorts. Results: 185 patients were included, with 157 displaying a mean ICP below 15 mmHg and 28 having a mean ICP above 20 mmHg. For admission demographics, only admission Marshall and Rotterdam CT scores were statistically different between groups (p = 0.017 and p = 0.030, respectively). The high ICP group displayed statistically worse CPP, PbtO2, cerebrovascular reactivity, and compensatory reserve. The high ICP group displayed worse 6-month mortality (p < 0.0001) and poor outcome (p = 0.014), based on the Extended Glasgow Outcome Score. Conclusions: Low versus high ICP during the first 72 h after moderate/severe TBI is associated with significant disparities in CPP, AMP, cerebrovascular reactivity, cerebral compensatory reserve, and brain tissue oxygenation metrics. Such ICP extremes appear to be strongly related to 6-month patient outcomes, in keeping with previous literature. This work provides multi-center validation for previously described single-center retrospective results.

Original languageEnglish
JournalActa Neurochirurgica
Volume162
Issue number11
Pages (from-to)2695-2706
ISSN0001-6268
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Research areas

  • Cerebral physiology, Cerebrovascular reactivity, ICP extremes, Outcomes

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