Research Article

Quality of Chronic Anticoagulation Control in Patients with Intracranial Haemorrhage due to Vitamin K Antagonists

Table 2

Characteristics of ICH.

CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ICH

Length of stay, (days, range)7 (1-38)

SBP on admission (mmHg, range)160 (110-242)

DBP on admission (mmHg, range)81.5 (40-146)

HR on admission (bpm, range)79 (41-150)

Glycemia on admission (mg/dl, range)137 (76-280)

ICH volume (cm)23.7 (mean=15)

Baseline NIHSS 13 (0-42)

NIHSS at discharge16 (0-42)

NIHSS at discharge (survivors)2 (0-16)

Structural lesion
(i) None51 (96%)
(ii) Cavernoma N (%)2 (4%)

In-hospital mortality N (%)27 (51%)

3-month mortality N (%)29 (64.4%)

Intraventricular extension N (%)20 (38.4%)

Seizures N (%)2 (4%)

Clinical worsening N (%)27 (61.4%)

Repetition of imaging studies N (%)22 (50%)

Haematoma expansion N (%)13 (59%)

Withdrawal of care N (%)11 (25%)

mRS after 3 months N (%)
(i) 0-313 (29%)
(ii) 4-640 (71%)

Haemorrhage location N (%)
(i) Deep20 (38%)
(ii) Lobar15 (29%)
(iii) Intraparenchymal extensive9 (17%)
(iv) Intraventricular1 (2%)
(v) Brainstem6 (11.5%)
(vi) Cerebellum2 (4%)

ICH: intracranial haemorrhage. SBP: systolic blood pressure. DBP: diastolic blood pressure. HR: heart rate. NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. mRS: Modified Rankin Scale. Values are shown as median (range) unless otherwise specified.