Early fever in patients with primary intracerebral hemorrhage is associated with worse long-term functional outcomes : a prospective study

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BACKGROUND: Primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 85% of ICH cases and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Fever can cause secondary injury after ICH; however, relevant studies have reported inconsistent results regarding the effects of fever on functional outcomes after ICH. This study examined the effects of early fever on the prognosis of ICH, particularly on long-term functional outcomes.

METHODS: This prospective study recruited patients with primary ICH at a tertiary medical center between 2019 and 2021. Early fever was defined as a tympanic body temperature of ≥ 38 °C upon admission. Barthel Index (BI) and modified Rankin scale (mRS) were examined at 1 year after ICH. A BI of ≤ 60 or mRS of ≥ 4 was considered as indicating severe disability.

RESULTS: We included 100 patients, and early fever was significantly associated with less functional independence at 1 year post-ICH, as determined using the mRS (p = 0.048; odds ratio [OR] = 0.23), and with severe functional dependency at 1 year post-ICH, as determined using the BI (p = 0.043; OR = 3) and mRS (p = 0.045; OR = 3). In addition, patients with early fever had a longer length of hospital stay (p = 0.002; 95% confidence interval = 21.80-95.91).

CONCLUSIONS: Fever is common among patients with primary ICH. Our data indicate a significant association between early fever and worse functional outcomes in ICH survivors at 1 year after ICH. Additionally, patients with early fever had a significantly longer length of hospital stay after ICH.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

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BMC neurology - 23(2023), 1 vom: 19. Okt., Seite 375

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tseng, Wen-Che [VerfasserIn]
Chiu, Yi-Hsiang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yun-Chang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hsin-Shui [VerfasserIn]
Hsiao, Ming-Yen [VerfasserIn]

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Intracerebral hemorrhage˙functional outcome˙prognosis˙survivors ˙ fever
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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 22.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12883-023-03426-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363504842