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Mortality and recovery from refractory status epilepticus in the intensive care unit: a 7-year observational study

Sutter, Raoul and Marsch, Stephan and Fuhr, Peter and Rüegg, Stephan. (2013) Mortality and recovery from refractory status epilepticus in the intensive care unit: a 7-year observational study. Epilepsia, Vol. 54, H. 3. pp. 502-511.

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Abstract

Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) is a life-threatening neurologic emergency with high mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to identify and quantify associations between clinical characteristics of adult RSE patients and outcome.; Comprehensive medical chart review was performed of all consecutive adult RSE patients treated on the intensive care units of an academic tertiary care center between 2005 and 2011. Demographics, RSE etiologies and duration, comorbidities, as well as outcomes were assessed. Associations between clinical characteristics and death were quantified.; Of 260 patients with status epilepticus, 111 developed RSE. Hypoxic encephalopathy (23%), brain tumors (14%), known and uncontrolled epilepsy (10%), and ischemic stroke (8%) were the main etiologies. During hospitalization 38% of patients died. Hypoxic encephalopathy (HE) and brain tumors were independently associated with death (relative risk [RR] 2.41, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.40-4.12; p = 0.001 and RR 2.81, 95%CI 1.59-4.96; p > 0.0001). The estimated hazard ratio of death was 3.1 (95% CI1.6-6.0; p = 0.001) for patients with HE and 1.1 (95% CI 0.5-2.3; p = 0.745) for patients with brain tumors. RSE duration and nonconvulsive status epilepticus in coma were independently associated with death (for every hour RR 1.001; 95%CI 1.00-1.002; p = 0.011 and RR 3.62; 95%CI 1.34-9.77; p = 0.005).; Brain tumors and HE had high relative risks for death and were independently associated with mortality in our cohort of critically ill RSE patients. Other clinical characteristics, as well as the use of intravenous anesthetic drugs and mechanical ventilation, may not be strongly related to outcome and should therefore be used cautiously for informed decision making regarding treatment.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Neurologie
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Neurologie
03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Intensivmedizin
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Intensivmedizin
03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Intensivmedizin > Intensivmedizin (Marsch)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Intensivmedizin > Intensivmedizin (Marsch)
03 Faculty of Medicine
UniBasel Contributors:Sutter, Raoul Christian
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0013-9580
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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