Multimodal Approach to Predict Neurological Outcome after Cardiac Arrest: A Single-Center Experience.

The aims of this study were to assess the concordance of different tools and to describe the accuracy of a multimodal approach to predict unfavorable neurological outcome (UO) in cardiac arrest patients. Retrospective study of adult (>18 years) cardiac arrest patients who underwent multimodal monitoring; UO was defined as cerebral performance category 3-5 at 3 months. Predictors of UO were neurological pupillary index (NPi) ≤ 2 at 24 h; highly malignant patterns on EEG (HMp) within 48 h; bilateral absence of N20 waves on somato-sensory evoked potentials; and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) > 75 μg/L.

Association of anemia and transfusions with outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Introduction: The benefits of correcting anemia using red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are controversial. We aimed to evaluate the role of anemia and RBCT on neurological outcome after SAH using a restrictive transfusion policy.

Objective: We reviewed our institutional database of adult patients admitted to the Department of Intensive Care (ICU) after non-traumatic SAH over a 5-year period.

Early Lymphopenia and Infections in Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients.

Introduction: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. A certain degree of immunodepression has been reported during critical illness, and lymphopenia identified as an independent predictor of poor outcome; no data are available for critically ill SAH patients. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of lymphopenia among SAH patients and its association with hospital-acquired infection.

The Impact of Extracerebral Infection After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Single-Center Cohort Study.

Background: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with high morbidity. Among all complications, infections, in particular if hospital acquired, could represent an important cause of death in patients with SAH. The aim of this study was to describe infectious complications in patients with SAH and to evaluate their impact on outcome.