Ocular fundus abnormalities as a prognostic marker in acute subarachnoid hemorrhage: The FOTO-ICU Study Open Access

Garza, Philip (2016)

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Ocular fundus abnormalities, especially intraocular hemorrhage, are common among patients with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and may represent a clinically useful prognostic marker. We enrolled patients admitted to our neurointensive care unit (Neuro ICU) between 9/2014-4/2015 with a working diagnosis of SAH into a prospective cohort study. Handheld ocular fundus photography was performed once patients were deemed appropriate for pupillary dilation, and photographs were reviewed for intraocular hemorrhage and other neurologically-relevant fundus abnormalities. Multivariable logistic and Cox models were used to evaluate associations between fundus abnormalities and poor outcome (defined as inpatient death, care withdrawal, or discharge Glasgow Outcome Score < 4) and ICU and hospital lengths-of-stay, controlling for APACHE II score, respiratory failure at ICU admission, Hunt & Hess score, aneurysmal etiology, age, and sex. 79 consecutively enrolled patients had confirmed acute SAH. Twenty-eight of these 79 (28/79 [35.4%]) had an ocular fundus abnormality, and 20/79 (25.3%) had intraocular hemorrhage. In univariate analyses, poor outcomes were more likely in patients with fundus abnormalities vs. without (15/28 [53.6%] vs. 15/51 [29.4%], p=0.03), whereas median length of ICU stay was longer in patients with intraocular hemorrhage than without (18 days [IQR 12-25] vs. 11 [IQR 7-17], p=0.03). Logistic regression modeling with fundus abnormality as predictor of interest showed that male sex (OR 5.33 [95% CI 1.09-26.0], p=0.04), higher APACHE II (OR, per 1-point increase, 1.43 [95% CI 1.09-1.87, p=0.01], and aneurysmal etiology (OR 5.95 [95% CI 1.06-33.2], p=0.04), but not fundus abnormalities (OR 1.46 [95% CI 0.37-5.82], p=0.59), were associated with poor outcome. The results were similar using intraocular hemorrhage as the predictor (OR 1.13 [95% CI 0.23-5.53], p=0.88). Cox models stratified on respiratory failure at ICU admission identified aneurysmal SAH etiology, but not fundus abnormalities, as a strong independent predictor of length-of-stay (HRs for ICU and hospital discharge, aneurysmal vs. nonaneurysmal = 0.3 [95% CI 0.2-0.6], p<0.001). Therefore, although ocular fundus abnormalities are associated with markers of disease severity in SAH, they do not add value to patients' acute management beyond other risk factors already in clinical use.

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INTRODUCTION. 1

BACKGROUND. 3

METHODS. 7

Research Goal. 7

Study Design & Population. 8

Measurements. 8

Sample Size & Power. 11

Analytic Plan. 11

RESULTS. 15

Cohort Characteristics. 15

Univariate Results. 16

Logistic Regression Modeling. 17

Time-to-Event Analyses. 20

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS. 22

REFERENCES. 30

TABLES AND FIGURES. 32

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Table 3a. 44

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