Relationship between high levels of D-dimer and prognosis in patients with spontaneous supratentorial cerebral haemorrhage: A retrospective study and double validation

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between D-Dimer and unfavorable outcome after surgery for spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage(SSICH)

Methods

A total of 557 patients with spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage underwent surgical treatment, which included craniotomy evacuation of hematoma and puncture and drainage. Based on the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) bifurcation, the patients were divided into two subgroups: favorable outcome (mRS score 0–2) and unfavorable outcome (mRS score 3-5). D-dimer levels were measured within 24 h of admission, monitored until discharge, and grouped by quartiles (Q1-Q4). We collected and calculated D-dimer levels at different periods of time: (1) at admission (pre-surgery); (2) average post-surgery level; (3) average level during hospitalization; and (4) peak level during hospitalization. Two methods were used for validation, the first using a traditional multifactorial Logsitic regression equation, and the second where we chose baseline clinical, laboratory, and other variables and constructed a prognostic model through multivariate logistic regression.

Results

Statistical results showed statistically significant differences in age, Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) on admission, high levels of D-dimer, and bleeding. Predictive models developed on the basis of initial age, GCS, and D-Dimer showed good discriminatory power

Conclusions

D-dimer is an independent risk factor for the development of poor postoperative prognosis in patients with SSTICH, and a prognostic model developed on the basis of D-Dimer predicts the development of poor postoperative prognosis in patients with SSTICH. The model needs to be validated in larger studies conducted at other institutions.