Title
Outcomes following therapeutic intervention of post-traumatic vasospasm: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-10-2023
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Vasospasm occurrence following traumatic brain injury may impact neurologic and functional recovery of patients, yet treatment of post-traumatic vasospasm (PTV) has not been well documented. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the current evidence regarding favorable outcome as measured by Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) scores following treatment of PTV.
METHODS: A systematic review of PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and Ovid EMBASE was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Included manuscripts were methodically scrutinized for quality; occurrence of PTV; rate of favorable outcome following each treatment modality; and follow-up duration. Treatments evaluated were calcium channel blockers (CCBs), endovascular intervention, and dopamine-induced hypertension. Outcomes were compared via the random-effects analysis.
RESULTS: Fourteen studies with 1885 PTV patients were quantitatively analyzed: 982 patients who received tailored therapeutic intervention and 903 patients who did not receive tailored therapy. For patients undergoing treatment, the rate of favorable outcome was 57.3 % (500/872 patients; 95 % CI 54.1 - 60.6 %) following administration of CCBs, 94.1 % (16/17 patients; 95 % CI 82.9 - 100.0 %) following endovascular intervention, and 54.8 % (51/93 patients; 95 % CI 44.7 - 65.0 %) following dopamine-induced hypertension. Of note, the endovascular group had the highest rate of favorable outcome but was also the smallest sample size (n = 17). Patients who received tailored therapeutic intervention for PTV had a higher rate of favorable outcome than patients who did not receive tailored therapy: 57.7 % (567/982 patients; 95 % CI 54.1 - 60.8 %) versus 52.0 % (470/903 patients; 95 % CI 48.8 - 55.3 %), respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: The available data suggests that tailored therapeutic intervention of PTV results in a favorable outcome. While endovascular intervention of PTV had the highest rate of favorable outcome, both CCB administration and dopamine-induced hypertension had similar lower rates of favorable outcome.
Volume
232
First Page
107877
Last Page
107877
ISSN
1872-6968
Published In/Presented At
Riordan, K., Mamaril-Davis, J., Aguilar-Salinas, P., Dumont, T. M., & Weinand, M. E. (2023). Outcomes following therapeutic intervention of post-traumatic vasospasm: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 232, 107877. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107877
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
37441930
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article