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TONGYOO, S; VIARASILPA, T; VICHUTAVATE, M  e  PERMPIKUL, C. Prevalence and independent predictors of in-hospital stroke among patients who developed acute alteration of consciousness in the medical intensive care unit: A retrospective case-control study. South. Afr. j. crit. care (Online) [online]. 2023, vol.39, n.1, pp.19-24. ISSN 2078-676X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAJCC.2023.v39i1.558.

BACKGROUND: In-hospital stroke is a serious event, associated with poor outcomes and high mortality. However, identifying signs of stroke may be more difficult in critically ill patients OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the prevalence and independent predictors of in-hospital stroke among patients with acute alteration of consciousness in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) who underwent subsequent brain computed tomography (CT METHODS: This retrospective study enrolled eligible patients during the period 2007 - 2017. The alterations researched were radiologically confirmed acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) and intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH RESULTS: Of 4 360 patients, 113 underwent brain CT. Among these, 31% had AIS, while 15% had ICH. They had higher diastolic blood pressures and arterial pH than non-stroke patients. ICH patients had higher mean (standard deviation (SD) systolic blood pressures (152 (48) v. 129 (25) mmHg; p=0.01), lower mean (SD) Glasgow Coma Scale scores (4 (3) v. 7 (4); p=0.004), and more pupillary abnormalities (75% v. 9%; p<0.001) than AIS patients. AIS patients were older (65 (18) v. 57 (18) years; p=0.03), had more hypertension (60% v. 39%; p=0.04), and more commonly presented with the Babinski sign (26% v. 9%; p=0.04). Multivariate analysis found that pupillary abnormalities independently predicted ICH (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 26.9; 95% CI 3.7 - 196.3; p=0.001). The Babinski sign (aOR 5.1; 95% CI 1.1 - 23.5; p=0.04) and alkalaemia (arterial pH >7.4; aOR 3.6; 95% CI 1.0 - 12.3; p=0.05) independently predicted AIS CONCLUSIONS: Forty-six percent of the cohort had ICH or AIS. Both conditions had high mortality. The presence of pupillary abnormalities predicts ICH, whereas the Babinski sign and alkalaemia predict AIS

Palavras-chave : acute alteration of consciousness; clinical clues; factors; in-hospital stroke; medical ICU; patients; prevalence.

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