Analysis of prognosis in 41 patients with primary pontine hemorrhage
10.3760/cma.J.issn.1006-7876.2011.09.009
- VernacularTitle:原发性脑桥出血患者41例预后分析
- Author:
Zusen YE
;
Zhao HAN
;
Xiaoya HUANG
;
Kai FAN
;
Yungang CAO
;
Yuanyuan GENG
;
Hongfei JING
;
Liangtong HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Intracranial hemorrhages;
Brain stem;
Survival analysis;
Kaplan-Meiers estimate;
Proportional hazards models
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neurology
2011;44(9):608-612
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo evaluate prognosis and its clinical factors in patients with primary pontine hemorrhage. Methods Patients with primary pontine hemorrhage who were hospitalized in the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College within 24 hours after stroke onset between April 2007 and April 2009 were registered conscutively. The patients were followed up for one year. Kaplan-Meier methods were used to analyze survival rate. Cox proportional hazards model was used to study risk factors for 1-year mortality. ResultsA total of 41 patients with primary pontine hemorrhage were studied. Their mean age was (63.5 ± 10. 1 ) years.The overall 1-year mortality rate was 61.0%, the median survival time was (80. 0 ±54.4) days (95% CI 0-186. 64). After one-year follow-up, the mortality rate in patients with primary dorsal pontine hemorrhage( 18.2% ) was significantly lower than that in patients with primary ventral pontine hemorrhage(72. 7% ; x2 = 8. 800, P = 0. 003 ). Patients with massive primary pontine hemorrhage had significantly higher mortality rate than patients with dorsal primary pontine hemorrhage( x2 = 8. 927, P =0. 003). The average hematoma volume of the survivor group and mortality group was (3. 043 ± 1. 718) ml and (5. 984 ± 2. 707) ml, respectively, showing statistical significance (t = 3. 661, P = 0. 001 ). Analysis with Cox proportional hazards model showed that the risk factors associated with mortality were hematoma location ( RR = 2. 428, 95 % CI 1. 055-5. 587 ), hematoma volume ( RR = 1. 283, 95 % CI 1. 044-1. 577 ),GCS score on admission(RR =3. 389, 95% CI 1. 177-9. 756). Patients with pontine hematomas in dorsal had a significantly better outcome than in other locations.Conclusions The survival and prognosis in primary dorsal pontine hemorrhage are better than with hemorrhaging in other parts of pontine. A significant correlation was observed between poor prognosis and hematoma volume, hematoma location and GCS score on admission.