Missed cerebrovascular events during prolonged sedation for COVID-19 pneumonia

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Cerebrovascular complications among critically ill patients with COVID-19 have yet to be fully characterized. In this retrospective case series from a single academic tertiary care referral center in New York City, we present 12 patients with ischemic or hemorrhagic strokes that were found on imaging after a period of prolonged sedation in the setting of COVID-19 pneumonia. This series demonstrates a pattern of cerebrovascular events clinically masked by deep sedation required for management of COVID-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Of the 12 patients included, 10 had ischemic stroke, 4 of which had hemorrhagic conversion, and 2 had primary intracerebral hemorrhage. Ten patients were on therapeutic anticoagulation prior to discovery of their stroke, and the remainder received intermediate dose anticoagulation (in a range between prophylactic and therapeutic levels). Additional studies are needed to further characterize the counterbalancing risks of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, as well as the optimal management of this patient population.

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CommentIn: J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Nov;93:262-263. - PMID 34030942

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:86

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia - 86(2021) vom: 20. Apr., Seite 180-183

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bruce, Samuel S [VerfasserIn]
Kahan, Joshua [VerfasserIn]
Huq, Tashfin [VerfasserIn]
Santillan, Alejandro [VerfasserIn]
Navi, Babak B [VerfasserIn]
Merkler, Alexander E [VerfasserIn]
Parikh, Neal S [VerfasserIn]
Mir, Saad [VerfasserIn]
Schweitzer, Andrew D [VerfasserIn]
Segal, Alan Z [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ARDS
Anticoagulants
Anticoagulation
COVID-19
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Journal Article
Sedation
Stroke

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Date Completed 08.04.2021

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Nov;93:262-263. - PMID 34030942

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jocn.2021.01.008

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NLM323311733