title: Acute traumatic intracerebral haematomas: determinants of outcome in a retrospective series of 202 cases.
abstract: A retrospective study was carried out of 202 patients with traumatic intracerebral haematomas (TICH) noted on CT, to determine which factors most affected outcome. There were 151 (75%) males and 51 (25%) females, whose ages ranged from 1 to 84 years. One-hundred-and-two (51%) had a good outcome (Glasgow Outcome Score 1 and 2). Thirty-five (17%) were vegetative or severely disabled and 65 (32%) died. Of the 169 with a single haematoma, 98 (58%) had a good outcome, while only 20% of patients with two clots fared well. No patient with three or more haematomas had a good outcome. Single factor logistic regression analysis identified Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), haematoma volume and difficulty with airway maintenance or poor arterial oxygenation as important factors in determining outcome. A four-factor logistic regression analysis model was developed which revealed that, when all other factors had been taken into consideration, craniotomy significantly improved the probability of a good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choksey
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Crockard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandilands
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed